Astronomy Sun Quiz

What is the interior or center part of the Sun called?

• the radiative zone

• the core

• the convective zone

• the photosphere

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Approximately how many years ago did the Sun form?

• 4.5 million

• 4.5 trillion

• 4.5 billion

• 4.5 quadrillion

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When comparing sunspots to the other areas of the Sun’s surface, one can say that sunspots are:

• tiny nuclear explosions.

• lighter in color.

• higher in altitude.

• cooler in temperature.

Kendall is standing on Earth looking up at the Sun through special glasses that protects her eyes. What would be the most accurate way to describe how the Sun appears from where Kendall is?

• a halo of light around a yellow sphere

• a small, white colored object

• a bright, almost fiery, object in the sky

• a very close, bright red ball

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The Sun creates energy through a series of steps known as:

• electron-neutron chain reaction.

• proton-proton chain reaction.

• nuclear fission.

• proton-electron chain reaction.

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A deuterium nucleus contains which of the following?

• exactly one proton

• exactly two neutrons

• one proton and one electron

• one proton and one neutron

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This region of the Sun is located near the radiative zone and extends down over 124,000 miles (200,000 kms) from the surface. Once hot materials travel from the radiative zone to the photosphere and cool, they drop back into the base of this region. What region is being described here?

• the chromosphere

• the corona

• the core

• he convective zone

Regions of trapped gas within the Sun are known as:

• filaments.

• coronal masses.

• solar cysts.

• sunspots.

What are neutrinos?

• atoms with two neutrons

• particles with little mass

• low-frequency energy

• light waves

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When the nucleus of an atom splits into smaller parts, what is it called?

• nuclear fissure

• nuclear frisson

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

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