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The Sun
Test Description: Basis of the Sun
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) T/F The Sun has an atmosphere
A
False
B
True
2) The Sun's atmosphere includes what two components?
A
Photosphere and Stratosphere
B
Nucleus and Corona
C
Corona and Fire
D
Corona and Photosphere
3) The photosphere emits light and is the most __________ layer of the Sun's atmosphere
A
Unknown
B
Prominent/Important
C
Invisible
D
Ordinary
4) The halo or crown of the Sun is the
A
Chromosphere
B
Core
C
Corona
D
Photosphere
5) The Sun rotates faster at it's equator
A
True
B
False
6) A __________ happens when the photosphere is blocked and the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere looks like a white halo
A
Lunar Eclipse
B
Solar Eclipse
C
d
7) ______ are moving areas of magnetic activity with temperatures that are cooler than the surrounding gases
A
Coronas
B
Sunspots
C
Prominences
D
Solar flares
8) ________ are huge, looping eruptions of gas that arch out from the photosphere
A
Sunspots
B
Solar Flares
C
Coronas
D
Prominences
9) ______ are explosions of hot gas that occur when prominences connect. They release large amounts of energy into space.
A
Solar flares
B
Sunspots
C
Prominences
D
Coronas
10) Solar wind is
A
Air that gets trapped within the sun
B
Large gusts of wind around the sun
C
Electrically charged particles sent out from the corona
11) Magnetic storms disrupt
A
Radio signals
B
Television signals
C
Telephone signals
D
All of the above
12) ________ can be formed when the electrically charged particles cause gases in the atmosphere to glow
A
Auroras
B
Meteor showers
C
Comets
D
Shooting stars
13) Solar flares and ________ increase the particles in the solar wind that affect magnetic storms in Earth's atmosphere
A
Comets
B
Sunspots
C
Auroras
D
Prominences
14) It takes _____ for light to reach the Earth from the Sun
A
8 hours
B
8 seconds
C
8 minutes
D
8 days
15) Over ________ Earth's could fit inside the Sun
A
One trillion
B
One million
C
One thousand
D
One hundred
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