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Rising Star Slooh Quest

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which Slooh telescope do you use to capture images of the Sun?

a)

Canary 1

b)

Chile 2

c)

Canary 5

d)

Chile 5

2.

What type of celestial object is the Sun?

a)

Planet

b)

Star

c)

Nebula

d)

Asteriod

3.

The imaginary path the Sun takes across the sky is called the

a)

ecliptic

b)

horizon

c)

orbit

d)

milky way

4.

The age of the Sun is approximately

a)

4.6 million years old

b)

4.6 billion years old

c)

13.5 million years old

d)

13.5 billion years old

5.

The age of the Universe is approximately

a)

4.6 million years old

b)

4.6 billion years old

c)

13.5 million years old

d)

13.5 billion years old

6.

True or False: You will find all of the planets and the moon near the ecliptic

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Why does the Sun complete one revolution around the ecliptic each year?

a)

The Sun is orbiting around the Earth

b)

The Earth is orbiting around the Sun

8.

Which is not one of the INNER layers of the Sun?

a)

core

b)

radiative zone

c)

convective zone

d)

photosphere

9.

Which is not one of the OUTER layers of the Sun?

a)

convective Zone

b)

chromosphere

c)

corona

d)

photosphere

10.

The H-alpha etalon on Slooh's Canary 5 telescope allows us to see the Sun's

a)

core

b)

photosphere

c)

chromosphere

d)

corona

11.

The most abundant element in the Sun is

a)

oxygen

b)

nitrogen

c)

hydrogen

d)

helium

12.

Which solar feature is only visible on the Sun's limb?

a)

plage

b)

filament

c)

prominence

d)

sunspots

13.

Which solar feature appears like dark narrow threads on the Sun's surface?

a)

prominence

b)

filament

c)

plage

d)

sunspots

14.

Which solar feature is brighter than the surrounding solar surface?

a)

prominance

b)

plage

c)

filament

d)

sunspot

15.

Which solar feature appears darker compared to other regions of the Sun's surface?

a)

prominance

b)

filament

c)

plage

d)

sunspot

16.

What FORCE is responsible for causing solar activity?

a)

gravitational force

b)

weak nuclear force

c)

strong nuclear force

d)

electromagnetic force

17.

What is Solar Feature A?

a)

Flament

b)

Prominence

c)

Sunspot

d)

Plage

18.

What is Solar Feature B?

a)

Flament

b)

Prominence

c)

Sunspot

d)

Plage

19.

What is Solar Feature C?

a)

Flament

b)

Prominence

c)

Sunspot

d)

Plage

20.

What solar feature is shown here?

a)

filament

b)

sunspot

c)

prominence

d)

plage