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Form 3: Chapter 9 - Space Weather

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sun consist almost entirely of 2 types of gases that are

a)

hydrogen

b)

carbon

c)

helium

d)

argon

2.

These are the phenomena that occur on the surface of the sun except

a)

prominences

b)

solar winds

c)

coronal mass ejections

d)

corona

3.

Appears as grainy structures and extremely hot.

a)

granules

b)

sunspots

c)

solar winds

d)

solar cycle

4.

Dark regions seen on the surface of the sun

a)

granules

b)

sun circle

c)

sunspot

d)

dark spot

5.

What is the name of layers that form the sun's atmosphere (can choose 3 answers)

a)

corona

b)

photosphere

c)

chromosphere

d)

core

6.

Phenomena that result in the display of the stunning light in the sky known as aurora (can choose 2 answers)

a)

solar flares

b)

granules

c)

coronal mass ejections

d)

convection zone

7.

It is a huge loop of glowing gases over sunspot

a)

prominence

b)

solar flares

c)

coronal mass ejection

d)

granules

8.

Particles in plasma such as electrons, protons and alpha particles that erupt from the sun to outer space travel together at high speeds known as

a)

earth wind

b)

solar wind

c)

planet wind

d)

wind

9.

What is the main importance of magnetosphere?

a)

to form a magnet layer

b)

to protect earth

c)

to produce aurora

d)

to make stars

10.

Space weather is defined as the phenomena that occur... (can choose 2 answers)

a)

in granules

b)

on the surface of the sun

c)

in solar

d)

in the space