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T/F The Sun has an atmosphere
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The Sun's atmosphere includes what two components?
a) Nucleus and Corona
b) Corona and Photosphere
c) Photosphere and Stratosphere
d) Corona and Fire

The photosphere emits light and is the most __________ layer of the Sun's atmosphere
a) Unknown
b) Invisible
c) Prominent/Important
d) Ordinary

The halo or crown of the Sun is the
a) Photosphere
b) Chromosphere
c) Core
d) Corona

The Sun rotates faster at it's equator
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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) d

______ are moving areas of magnetic activity with temperatures that are cooler than the surrounding gases
a) Prominences
b) Solar flares
c) Coronas
d) Sunspots

________ are huge, looping eruptions of gas that arch out from the photosphere
a) Prominences
b) Solar Flares
c) Coronas
d) Sunspots

______ are explosions of hot gas that occur when prominences connect. They release large amounts of energy into space.
a) Prominences
b) Solar flares
c) Coronas
d) Sunspots

Solar wind is
a) Large gusts of wind around the sun
b) Electrically charged particles sent out from the corona
c) Air that gets trapped within the sun
d)

Magnetic storms disrupt
a) Radio signals
b) Telephone signals
c) Television signals
d) All of the above

________ can be formed when the electrically charged particles cause gases in the atmosphere to glow
a) Auroras
b) Shooting stars
c) Comets
d) Meteor showers

Solar flares and ________ increase the particles in the solar wind that affect magnetic storms in Earth's atmosphere
a) Prominences
b) Auroras
c) Sunspots
d) Comets

It takes _____ for light to reach the Earth from the Sun
a) 8 hours
b) 8 seconds
c) 8 days
d) 8 minutes

Over ________ Earth's could fit inside the Sun
a) One thousand
b) One hundred
c) One million
d) One trillion

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