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The Sun

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the diameter of the sun?

a)

About 1,000,000 miles

b)

1,390,000+ km

c)

About 15,000,000 miles

d)

None of the Above

2.

What is the average distance from Earth to the sun?

(Hint: It's km)

a)

149.6 million km

b)

101.597 million km

c)

149.6 million miles

d)

None of the Above

3.

What is the average density of the sun?

a)

1.41 g/cm 3

b)

1.40 g/cm 3

c)

1.42/cm 3

d)

142/cm 3

4.

How long is the period of rotation of the sun?

a)

25 days (Equator); 38 days (Poles)

b)

27 days (Equator); 35 days (Poles)

c)

24 days (Equator); 37 days (Poles)

d)

25 days (Equator); 35 days (Poles)

5.

The sun gives ____ and _____ energy to Earth.

a)

heat and light

b)

heat and star

c)

solar and gas

d)

light and dark

6.

The sun is made of mostly...

a)

Water and Ice

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Magnesium

d)

Hydrogen and Helium

7.

What is the Average Surface Temperature of the Sun

a)

5,527 °C

b)

9980.6 ° F

c)

5,000,000+ °C

d)

5,568,000+ °F

8.

What is the core temperature of the sun?

a)

5,568,000+ °F

b)

5,000,000+ °C

c)

15,000,000+ °C

d)

5,527 °C

9.

What is the composition of the sun?

a)

74% hydrogen, 25% helium, 1% other elements

b)

75% hydrogen, 25% helium

c)

75% hydrogen, 24% helium, 1% other elements

d)

50% hydrogen, 50% helium

10.

_______ _____ is the process by which 2 or more low-mass atomic nuclei fuses to form another.

(Hint: It is a Fusion)

(a)  

11.

Dark areas that form on the surface of the sun are called ________

(Hint:___spots

(a)  

12.

A _____ _____ is an explosive release of energy that can extend outward as far as the sun's outer atmoesphere.

a)

Solar Flar

b)

Solar Flare

c)

Solem Flar

d)

Solar Nebula

13.

A __________ is a huge loop of relatively cool gas that extends outward from the photosphere thousands of kilometers into the outer space

a)

Promincess

b)

Prominences

c)

Prominnence

d)

Sunspots

14.

________, _____ ______, and __________ are three kinds of solar activity that occur on the sun's surface

a)

Sunsports, solar flares, and promineces

b)

Sunspots, solar flares, and promineces,

c)

Sunsports, solar flares, and prominces

d)

Sunspots, solar flairs, and promincess

15.

BONUS: Draw a sun!