2023 Sun Quiz

• The_____________ is the visible surface of the Sun.

• photosphere
• Sun
• sunspots
• prominences
• solar flares

Astronomers study the cycle of these.

• sunspots
• Sun
• photosphere
• prominences
• solar flares

How long is the sun spot cycle?

• 11 years
• 5 years
• 15 years
• 20 years

The largest star in our solar system

• Sun
• photosphere
• sunspots
• prominences
• solar flares

• The _____ is the outer most layer of the Sun’s atmosphere

• Corona
• Sun
• photosphere
• sunspots
• prominences

• The charged particles out of the atomosphere of the sun, often detected in Earth’s atmosphere.

• solar wind
• Sun
• photosphere
• sunspots
• prominences

•only visible as a white halo during a solar eclipse

• Corona
• Sun
• photosphere
• sunspots
• prominences

The closest star to the Earth is the ______.

• Milky Way Galaxy
• sun
• comet
• asteroid

• The _____, the outer most layer of the Sun’s atmosphere,

• Corona
• Sun
• photosphere
• sunspots
• prominences

• ____________ appear as dark spots on the photosphere.

• sunspots
• Sun
• photosphere
• prominences
• solar flares