The Sun Multiple Choice Test

T/F The Sun has an atmosphere

The Sun's atmosphere includes what two components?

The photosphere emits light and is the most __________ layer of the Sun's atmosphere

The halo or crown of the Sun is the

The Sun rotates faster at it's equator

A __________ happens when the photosphere is blocked and the outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere looks like a white halo

______ are moving areas of magnetic activity with temperatures that are cooler than the surrounding gases

________ are huge, looping eruptions of gas that arch out from the photosphere

______ are explosions of hot gas that occur when prominences connect. They release large amounts of energy into space.

Solar wind is

Magnetic storms disrupt

________ can be formed when the electrically charged particles cause gases in the atmosphere to glow

Solar flares and ________ increase the particles in the solar wind that affect magnetic storms in Earth's atmosphere

It takes _____ for light to reach the Earth from the Sun

Over ________ Earth's could fit inside the Sun

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