sun, star life 2024

This part of the eclipse shadow creates a total eclipse

• umbra

• penumbra

• antumbra

Energy is created in the core when two _____________ atoms join together to form a ______________ atom.

• helium, hydrogen
• carbon, hydrogen
• nitrogen, helium
• hydrogen, helium

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The energy from the sun is created by a process called:

• nuclear fission
• nuclear fusion
• nuclear reaction
• nuclear core

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools?

• the core
• the radiation zone
• the convection zone
• the corona

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

• photosphere
• chromosphere
• corona
• convection zone

What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?

• chromosphere
• photosphere
• corona
• atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The particles of the corona extends into space for millions of kilometers and spreads into streams of electrically charged particles called:

• coronal discharge
• solar flares
• coronal ejection
• solar winds

Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than gases around them are called:

• corona
• prominences
• sunspots
• solarspots

What layer can be seen here?

• chromosphere
• corona
• photosphere
• core

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

This layer surrounds the core and transfers energy in the form of electromagnetic energy.

• chromosphere
• radiative zone
• convective zone
• photosphere