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SUN AND STARS QUIZ

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE LARGEST CLASSIFICATION OF STARS

a)

DWARF

b)

MAIN SEQUENCE

c)

GIANT

d)

SUPERGIANT

2.

WHAT IS THE FIRST STAGE OF A STAR'S LIFE CYCLE

a)

STELLAR NEBULA

b)

BLACK HOLE

c)

MAIN SEQUENCE

d)

DWARF

3.

BLUE STARS ARE ______ THAN YELLOW STARS

a)

HOTTER

b)

COOLER

4.

WHAT IS THE BIGGEST STAR IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

a)

THE SUN

b)

ALPHA CENTAURI

c)

DENEB

d)

SPICA

5.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING SUPERGIANTS IS RED

a)

RED DWARF

b)

RED SUPERGIANT

c)

NEUTRON STAR

d)

BLACK HOLE

6.

WHICH PHASE OF THE LIFE CYCLE WOULD BLACK HOLE BE CONSIDERED

a)

BIRTH

b)

MAIN SEQUENCE

c)

REMNANT

7.

BLACK HOLES ARE CREATED FROM...

a)

EXPLOSIONS

b)

PULSARS

c)

PLANETARY NEBULAS

d)

BLACK DWARFS

8.

HOW MANY STARS ARE IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

a)

1

b)

1 MILLION

c)

1 BILLION

d)

THERE IS NO TRUE WAY TO KNOW

9.

WHAT TYPE OF STAR IS THE SUN

a)

DWARF

b)

PLANETARY STAR

c)

RED GIANT

d)

RED SUPERGIANT

10.

STARS ARE MADE MOSTLY OF

a)

HYDROGEN AND HELIUM

b)

GAS AND DUST

c)

ICE AND DUST

d)

NITROGEN AND CARBON

11.

IF THE SUN GREW BIGGER, THE EARTH WOULD BE IN DANGER

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

12.

THE SUN IS THE ONLY STAR IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

13.

DOES THE SUN HAVE A CORE?

a)

YES

b)

NO

14.

WHERE DOES THE SUN GET ITS ENERGY

a)

THE RADIATION ZONE

b)

THE CONVECTION ZONE

c)

THE CORONA

d)

THE CORE

15.

THE SUN TAKES UP _____ OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM

a)

99.8%

b)

97.5%

c)

LESS THAN 25%

d)

99.99%

16.

THE SUN HAS 3 LAYERS. THE MOST INNER LAYER IS ​ ​ ​ (a)   . AFTER THAT IS ​ (b)   . THE MOST OUTER LAYER IS THE ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
THE CORE
THE RADIATION ZONE
CONVECTION ZONE
CRUST
MANTLE
THE CHROMOSPHERE
THE ATMOSPHERE
THE STRATOSPHERE
THE BIOSPHERE
SUNSPOTS
17.

WHAT PERCENT OF THE SUN IS MADE OF HYDROGEN?

a)

75%

b)

80%

c)

99.8%

d)

50%

18.

WHAT PERCENT OF THE SUN IS MADE OF HELIUM?

a)

25%

b)

30%

c)

80%

d)

50%

19.

THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE HAS 3 LAYERS. THE MOST OUTER LAYER IS ​ ​ (a)   , WHICH EXPANDS FOR THOUSANDS OF KILOMETERS INTO SPACE. THE MIDDLE LAYER IS ​ (b)   , WHICH GIVES THE SUN A REDDISH GLOW. THE INNER LAYER IS ​ (c)   , WHERE VISIBLE LIGHT IS PRODUCED.

Choose from the below words
THE CORONA
THE CHROMOSPHERE
THE PHOTOSPHERE
SOLAR FLARE
SUNSPOTS
PROMINENCE
THE CORE
THE RADIATION ZONE
THE CONVECTION ZONE
THE ATMOSPHERE
20.

HOW DID WE FIND OUT THAT THE SUN ROTATES?

a)

TELESCOPES

b)

SUNSPOTS

c)

OBSERVATIONS

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

21.

SUNSPOTS CAN BE DEFINED AS AREAS WITH ________

a)

COOLER TEMPERATURES

b)

WARMER TEMPERATURES

c)

DAMAGED SURFACES

d)

DISCOLORATION

22.

INCREASED SOLAR WINDS CAN CAUSE GASES IN THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE TO GLOW, REFERRED TO AS

a)

A NATURAL PHENOMENON

b)

THE AURORA BOREALIS

c)

SOLAR FLARES

d)

GLOW SENSATIONS

23.

HUGE REDDISH LOOPS OF GAS

a)

SOLAR FLARES

b)

PROMINENCES

c)

SUNSPOTS

d)

THE CORONA

24.

AN EXPLOSION CAUSED BY MAGNETIC ENERGY

a)

PROMINENCES

b)

SOLAR WINDS

c)

SOLAR FLARES

d)

SUNSPOTS

25.

HOW DOES THE SUN GET ITS ENERGY

a)

NUCLEAR FUSION

b)

BINARY FISSION

c)

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

d)

HYDROGEN AND HELIUM

26.

THE MEASURE OF A STAR'S TRUE LUMINOSITY

a)

ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE

b)

APPARENT MAGNITUDE

27.

THE MEASURE OF A STAR'S LUMINOSITY AS IT CAN BE OBSERVED FROM EARTH

a)

ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE

b)

APPARENT MAGNITUDE

28.

HOW MANY STARS ARE IN THE MILKY WAY

a)

1

b)

MILLIONS

c)

BILLIONS

d)

HUNDREDS

29.

WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING DETERMINE THE BRIGHTNESS OF A STAR

a)

TEMPERATURE AND COLOR

b)

TEMPERATURE AND DENSITY

c)

DENSITY AND MASS

d)

COLOR AND SIZE

30.

A DIAGRAM THAT WE CAN USE TO CLASSIFY STARS

a)

A GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

b)

A VENN DIAGRAM

c)

THE HR DIAGRAM

d)

THE MMA DIAGRAM