Form 3: Chapter 9 - Space Weather

The sun consist almost entirely of 2 types of gases that are

• hydrogen

• carbon

• helium

• argon

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

These are the phenomena that occur on the surface of the sun except

• prominences

• solar winds

• coronal mass ejections

• corona

Appears as grainy structures and extremely hot.

• granules

• sunspots

• solar winds

• solar cycle

Dark regions seen on the surface of the sun

• granules

• sun circle

• sunspot

• dark spot

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What is the name of layers that form the sun's atmosphere (can choose 3 answers)

• corona

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• core

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Phenomena that result in the display of the stunning light in the sky known as aurora (can choose 2 answers)

• solar flares

• granules

• coronal mass ejections

• convection zone

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

It is a huge loop of glowing gases over sunspot

• prominence

• solar flares

• coronal mass ejection

• granules

Particles in plasma such as electrons, protons and alpha particles that erupt from the sun to outer space travel together at high speeds known as

• earth wind

• solar wind

• planet wind

• wind

What is the main importance of magnetosphere?

• to form a magnet layer

• to protect earth

• to produce aurora

• to make stars

Space weather is defined as the phenomena that occur... (can choose 2 answers)

• in granules

• on the surface of the sun

• in solar

• in the space

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2