Sun Quiz KD

The part of the sun that gives its RED hue is the

• photosphere

• corona

• chromosphere

• core

The part of the sun that you can see here is the ___________

• photosphere

• corona

• chromosphere

• core

Dark blemishes that occur on the photosphere of the sun are called _____________________.

• solar flares

• sunspots

• auroras

• heat waves

Energy from the inner parts of the sun travels thru the _______________ outward. This can take up to 150,000 years.

• radiative zone

• convective zone

• radioactive zone

• safe zone

Nuclear fusion is the process where _____________ atoms in the sun join to make ___________________.

• hydrogen; oxygen

• helium; carbon

• helium; hydrogen

• hydrogen; helium

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The order of the sun's layers from SURFACE to OUTER ATMOSPHERE is 1) _______________, 2) _________________ & 3) __________________.

• 1) corona 2) chromosphere 3) photosphere.

• 1) photosphere 2) corona 3) chromosphere

• 1) photosphere 2) chromosphere 3) corona

• 1) chromosphere 2) photosphere 3) corona

True or False. The older a sun gets the larger it becomes

• True

• False

• I don't know.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

The correlation between a sun's color and it's temperature is _________________.

• Blue and red suns are both evenly hot.

• Red suns are hotter than blue suns.

• Blue suns are hotter than red suns.

Which group of stars has the highest temperature but lowest luminosity?

• White Dwarfs

• Blue Supergiants

• Red Supergiants

• Main sequence

Compared to other suns in the universe, what can you conclude about our sun.

• Our sun is the hottest star but the smallest.

• Our sun is the brightest star but the coolest.

• Our sun is the largest stars and the brightest.

• Our sun is not the largest nor the hottest.