Solar Properties and Atmosphere

What is at the center of the Solar System?

• Earth
• Moon
• Sun
• Jupiter

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The sun is a glowing ball of _______.

• water
• liquid
• gases
• rocks

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The light from the sun....

• only reaches part of the moon because of clouds
• lights up the whole moon but Earth's shadow gets in the way sometimes
• lights up 1/2 the moon and we see different portions of the 1/2 lit moon
• illuminates different amounts of the moon because the distance from the sun changes

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The surface of the sun is called ______________________.

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• sunspots

• flares

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__________________ are darker,cooler areas on the sun's photosphere.

• corona

• sunspots

• flares

• solar wind

Which is the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere?

• solar wind

• corona

• sunspots

• chromosphere

The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System.

• True

• False

Which is NOT a precautionary measure against the harmful effects of the sun?

• Joseph takes a bath regularly.

• Mark do some outdoor activities in a well-ventilated and shaded area.

• Jude plays ball between 10:00 am up to 3:00 pm outside their house.

• Gabriel drinks at least 8 to 10 glasses of water a day.

Radiation is transferred by ____

• flow of energy
• touch
• rays and waves 
• winds

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Source of all energy in our atmosphere

• ions
• water cycle
• The Moon
• The Sun

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