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Test Description: Students will be quizzed on the basic terms learned about the solar system
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) In a geocentric model
A
The sun is at the center of the solar system
B
the milky way is at the center of the solar system
C
Earth is at the center of the solar system
D
Mars is at the center of the solar system
2) In a heliocentric model
A
Earth is at the center of the solar system
B
the milky way is at the center of the solar system
C
The sun is at the center of the solar system
D
Mars is at the center of the solar system
3) Kepler discovered that
A
The orbit of the planets around the sun was an ellipse rather than a perfect circle
B
Copernicus geocentric model was incorrect
C
the planets orbit around the sun was done in a perfect circle
D
the telescope can observe stars and planets from afar
4) The sun's energy comes from nuclear fusion which is:
A
the combining of two hydrogen atoms to form helium
B
the formation of burning fuel on the sun's outer layer
C
the combining of a hydrogen atom and a helium atom
D
the gradual decreasing of the sun's mass
5) The region of the sun that has tightly packed gas where energy is transferred through electromagnetic radiation
A
is the convection zone
B
is the radiation zone
C
is the photosphere
D
is the lithosphere
6) The outermost layer of the sun's interior is
A
the convection zone
B
the core
C
hydrosphere
D
the radiation zone
7) The outer layer of the sun which looks like a white halo is the
A
photosphere
B
chromosphere
C
core
D
corona
8) sunspots are often linked by reddish loops of gases called
A
fireballs
B
solar flares
C
prominences
D
solar wind
9) Which of the following is a gas that erupts into space from the sun
A
prominences
B
fireballs
C
solar wind
D
solar flares
10) When the output of solar flares from the sun's corona increases
A
it causes a power outage on Earth
B
there is a greater chance of seeing auroras in the sky
C
earthquakes occur along tectonic plate lines
D
the size of the sun decreases
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