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1) What are the names for the various layers of the sun?
A
Crust, Core, Mantel
B
Core, Radiative Zone, Convective Zone
C
Core, Crust, Corona
D
Core, Radiative Zone, Conduction Zone
2) How is energy in the sun created?
A
nuclear difusion
B
nuclear fusion
C
a HUGE hamster wheel
D
nuclear fission
3) In which layer of the sun is plasma found?
A
conductive zone
B
corona
C
radiative zone
D
core
4) What is the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere called?
A
corona
B
CME
C
solar maximum
D
aurora borealis
5) During which SEASON of the sun's solar cycle do the most sun spots occur?
A
Groundhog's Day
B
coronal mass ejection
C
solar minimum
D
solar maximum
6) Define the term: visible spectrum
A
all the light which is visible to the human eye, even with help of conversion equipment (infrared and thermal goggles, etc.)
B
the ability for animals and plants to make use of ANY light produced by the sun
C
the arrangement of light photons that are visible to animals
D
the wavelength of light that can be seen by the naked eye
7) Why does the sun appear yellow?
A
It's most intense output is in the yellow spectrum and our eyes and brains are most sensitive to yellow.
B
Yellow is the only color the sun produces.
C
We COULD see other colors, if we concentrated; yellow is just the easiest for us.
D
The sun's primary composition is sulfur, which burns bright yellow when ignited.
8) What are the long streaks of ejected moon material that travel across the surface of the moon after a meteor impact called?
A
streaks
B
craters
C
lunar floof
D
rays
9) About how many tons of atmosphere does the moon hold?
A
10
B
1000
C
4
D
100
10) What is an umbra and how is it formed?
A
A cool spot on the surface of the sun that is seen during a solar minimum; no one knows why portions of the sun cool off.
B
An arch produced during a coronal mass ejection; an explosion of mammoth proportions.
C
The shadow of the moon; the moon passes between Earth and the sun and the shadow is cast
D
The shadow of Earth; the earth passes between the Moon and the sun and the shadow is cast
11) The mass of the moon is about ________ the mass of the earth?
A
0.88% (11/25)
B
1.2% (1 1/5)
C
5.7% (5 7/10)
D
0.17% (1/6)
12) Which planet has the largest moon in our solar system?
A
Jupiter
B
Mars
C
Earth
D
Saturn
13) What are the four layers of the moon’s interior?
A
crust, mantel, core, corona
B
solid inner core, fluidic outer core, fluidic transitional mantel, crust
C
fluidic inner core, solid outer core, mantel, crust
D
core, fluidic inner corona, transitional outer corona, crust
14) What is created when a meteor or an asteroid breaks apart and makes a series of craters in a straight line across the surface of the moon?
A
crater chain
B
impact string
C
impact chain
D
crater string
15) What is the leading theory about how maria were formed on the moon?
A
Mice gnawed away at the cheese the moon is made of.
B
Asteroids repeatedly hit the name places on the moon, creating MASSIVE craters that filled with lava when volcanos erupted
C
They're natural entities that happened when the moon congealed after Theia collided with Earth.
D
High-velocity asteroids crashed into the surface, making deep impacts that resulted in the giant holes filling with lava.
16) The apparent path that the sun travels through the sky is called ____________.
A
the ecliptic
B
orbit
C
the elliptic
D
Carole Baskin
17) What is the difference between the earth’s revolution and the earth’s rotation?
A
A rotation is it traveling around the sun, a revolution is it spinning on its axis
B
TRICK QUESTION! A revolution is Earth trip around the sun, the rotation is the moon's trip around the earth.
C
A revolution is it traveling around the sun, a rotation is it spinning on it’s axis
D
TRICK QUESTION! They're the same thing!
18) On average, about how far is the moon from the earth?
A
1 light year
B
1,000,000 miles
C
528,000 miles
D
238,000 miles
19) When the moon passes between the sun and the earth, what celestial anomaly is seen?
A
solar-lunar lombardia
B
solar eclipse
C
CME
D
lunar eclipse
20) What is an Earth Tide?
A
When the gravity from the moon (and sun) pull on the earth and cause the actual land to bulge as much as 2.5 feet.
B
The tide that occurs when the sun and the moon are perpendicularly adjacent, causing weaker waves in the ocean.
C
The earth and the moon are aligned and it causes a gravitational pulling on the plasma on the sun.
D
The tide that occurs when the sun and the moon are aligned and causing bigger-than-normal swells in the ocean.
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