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Properties of the Sun

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The sun converts matter into energy in the

a)

corona.

b)

convective zone.

c)

radiative zone.

d)

core.

2.

In the sun's radiative zone, energy moves by

a)

radiation.

b)

convention.

c)

solar winds.

d)

solar enjection.

3.

These two elements make up most of the sun.

a)

Carbon and oxygen.

b)

Hydrogen and helium

c)

Nitrogen and helium

d)

Carbon and hydrogen

4.

The 3 parts of the sun's atmosphere.

a)

photosphere, aurora, corona

b)

core, radiative zone, convective zone

c)

photosphere, chromosphere, corona

d)

core, chromosphere, corona

5.

The 3 inner parts of the sun.

a)

photosphere, aurora, corona

b)

core, radiative zone, convective zone

c)

photosphere, chromosphere, corona

d)

core, chromosphere, corona

6.

A sudden eruption of electrically charged particles?

a)

prominence

b)

aurora

c)

solar flare

d)

coronal mass ejection

7.

The area between the core and the convective zone in which energy moves by radiation.

a)

convective zone

b)

photosphere

c)

corona

d)

radiative

e)

chromosphere

8.

The area between the radiative zone and the photosphere where energy is carried upward by the movement of gases.

a)

convective zone

b)

photosphere

c)

corona

d)

radiative

e)

chromosphere

9.

The thin layer of gases, just above the photosphere.

a)

convective zone

b)

photosphere

c)

corona

d)

radiative

e)

chromosphere

10.

The outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere.

a)

convective zone

b)

photosphere

c)

corona

d)

radiative

e)

chromosphere

11.

The visible surface of the sun.

a)

convective zone

b)

photosphere

c)

corona

d)

radiative

e)

chromosphere

12.

Which layer of the Sun is the hottest?

a)

Photosphere

b)

Chromosphere

c)

Corona

d)

Core

13.

What causes sunspots?

a)

Solar flares

b)

Solar wind

c)

Changes in the Sun's magnetic field

d)

Cosmic rays

14.

What is the Sun's energy source?

a)

Nuclear fusion

b)

Nuclear fission

c)

Chemical reactions

d)

Gravity

15.

What are solar flares?

a)

Dark spots on the Sun's surface

b)

Explosions of energy from the Sun's surface

c)

Giant storms on the Sun

d)

Areas of intense magnetic activity on the Sun