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SUN quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The god of the sun in Greek times was called

a)

Helios

b)

Achilles

c)

Artemis

d)

Hera

2.

What is a sunspot

a)

Cheeto dust on a couch

b)

An area on the sun that has a lower temperature

c)

A geomagnetic storm

d)

All of the above

3.

_____ ______ are violent eruptions on the suns surface, and they sometimes happen near sunspots

(a)  

4.

How many earths can fit in the sun

a)

43679.3 Billion

b)

400,000

c)

1.3 million

d)

12 Million

5.

Example of a constant

a)

The sun is a constant because everything is based on it and it stays relatively in the same place.

b)

Your clothes are a variable compared to your height because your clothes don't change size but your height does.

c)

A pan is a constant because if you put it in the oven with bread dough the pan stays the same and the dough changes.

d)

Mars

6.

How long is the average time for light from the sun to reach the earth

a)

3 minutes approximately

b)

10 minutes approximately.

c)

1 day approximately.

d)

8.5 minutes approximately

7.

What is the suns surface gravity

a)

28x earth's gravity

b)

10x earth's gravity

c)

50x earth's gravity

d)

20x earth's gravity

e)

125x earth's gravity

8.

The sun is/has

a)

Bigger than earth

b)

sunspots

c)

solar flares

d)

an alien base inside of it

9.

The sun's diameter

a)

is 109x the size of earths

b)

is 201x the size of earths

c)

is 104x the size of earths

d)

is 108x the size of earths

10.

How much Hydrogen is in the sun

a)

74%

b)

73.46%

c)

74.36%

d)

75.92%

11.

what way do comet's tails point in relation to the sun

a)

Away

b)

Left

c)

Towards

d)

Right

12.

WHICH IS HOTTER???

Sun vs Lightning Bolt

a)

Sun

b)

Lightning Bolt

13.

TRUE OR FALSE

The sun mostly consists of Neon and Hydrogen

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What is the suns average surface temperature

a)

5778 kelvin

b)

89345 Degrees Fahrenheit

c)

4445 kelvin

d)

23442 Degrees Fahrenheit

15.

Average time it takes for light from the sun to reach the center of the milky way galaxy

a)

26,000 years

b)

39 minutes

c)

8 hours

d)

7 weeks