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WorksheetsRising Star Slooh Quest
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which Slooh telescope do you use to capture images of the Sun?
Canary 1
Chile 2
Canary 5
Chile 5
What type of celestial object is the Sun?
Planet
Star
Nebula
Asteriod
The imaginary path the Sun takes across the sky is called the
ecliptic
horizon
orbit
milky way
The age of the Sun is approximately
4.6 million years old
4.6 billion years old
13.5 million years old
13.5 billion years old
The age of the Universe is approximately
4.6 million years old
4.6 billion years old
13.5 million years old
13.5 billion years old
True or False: You will find all of the planets and the moon near the ecliptic
True
False
Why does the Sun complete one revolution around the ecliptic each year?
The Sun is orbiting around the Earth
The Earth is orbiting around the Sun
Which is not one of the INNER layers of the Sun?
core
radiative zone
convective zone
photosphere
Which is not one of the OUTER layers of the Sun?
convective Zone
chromosphere
corona
photosphere
The H-alpha etalon on Slooh's Canary 5 telescope allows us to see the Sun's
core
photosphere
chromosphere
corona
The most abundant element in the Sun is
oxygen
nitrogen
hydrogen
helium
Which solar feature is only visible on the Sun's limb?
plage
filament
prominence
sunspots
Which solar feature appears like dark narrow threads on the Sun's surface?
prominence
filament
plage
sunspots
Which solar feature is brighter than the surrounding solar surface?
prominance
plage
filament
sunspot
Which solar feature appears darker compared to other regions of the Sun's surface?
prominance
filament
plage
sunspot
What FORCE is responsible for causing solar activity?
gravitational force
weak nuclear force
strong nuclear force
electromagnetic force
What is Solar Feature A?
Flament
Prominence
Sunspot
Plage
What is Solar Feature B?
Flament
Prominence
Sunspot
Plage
What is Solar Feature C?
Flament
Prominence
Sunspot
Plage
What solar feature is shown here?
filament
sunspot
prominence
plage
