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Astronomy quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the sun?

a)

A star

b)

An Earth-like planet

c)

Unknown

d)

Fake

2.

How many planets orbit the Sun?

a)

2

b)

5

c)

124

d)

7

3.

The Sun is the closest star to the Earth

a)

Yes

b)

No

4.

What makes up the Sun's energy

a)

Oxygen

b)

Nuclear Fusion

c)

Water

d)

Carbon Monoxide

5.

What is the hottest part of the Sun?

a)

The Radiative zone

b)

Coronal hole

c)

Core

d)

Photosphere

6.

the solar interior in which is characterized by the process of radiation.

a)

Photosphere

b)

Corona

c)

Chromosphere

d)

Radiation zone

7.

a region of the Sun where hot and cooler gases move in circular currents.

a)

Photosphere

b)

Convection Zone

c)

Core

d)

Radiative zone

8.

The coolest and lowest layer of the Sun's atmosphere

a)

Radiative Zone

b)

Convection zone

c)

photosphere

d)

core

9.

Which layer can only be seen during a total solar eclipse.

a)

corona

b)

core

c)

photosphere

d)

chromosphere

10.

How many miles is 1 AU?

a)

97,000,000

b)

65,000,000

c)

93,000,000

d)

67,000,000

11.

when light moves through something transparent

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

12.

when light bounces off a surface.

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

13.

when light goes into a surface and does not exit.

a)

transmission

b)

reflection

c)

absorption

14.

What do we call the type of light energy we can see with our eyes?

a)

radio

b)

microwave

c)

visible

d)

X-Ray

15.

thought of as heat in our daily lives

a)

radio

b)

gammarays

c)

visible

d)

infared

16.

Used in communication and cooking

a)

radio

b)

gammarays

c)

visible

d)

microwaves

17.

long wavelengths that can go through buildings used in cell phones and wifi communication

a)

radio

b)

gammarays

c)

visible

d)

microwaves

18.

tanning and Sunlight we can not see.

a)

radio

b)

ultraviolet

c)

x-ray

d)

gammarays

19.

this is used to see inside the body because it goes through soft tissue

a)

radio

b)

ultraviolet

c)

x-ray

d)

gammarays

20.

makes atoms radioactive, stopped by our 

atmosphere

a)

radio

b)

ultraviolet

c)

x-ray

d)

gammarays