the sun for dummies

What layer of the sun can be seen in a total solar eclipse?

• Photosphere

• Corona

• Chromosphere

The center of the sun is the...

• Core

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

What interior layer of the sun has hot gas rising and cool gas falling?

• Convection zone

• Radiative zone

• Core

• Photosphere

True or False: Our sun is a blue supergiant

• True

• False

What is the closest star to the earth?

• Rigel

• Betelguese

• Our Sun

• Sirius A

What layer of the sun do we see from Earth on a normal day?

• Radiation Zone

• The Corona

• Core

• Photosphere

What are sunspots?

• Dark spots on the sun that are cooler than the area around them

• The freckles on your mama's booty cheeks

True or False: The loops of gas that form on the sun are solar flares.

• True

• False

The sun is mostly composed of helium and

• Zinc

• Hydrogen

• Plasma

• Gravity

True or False: The sun's mass is 99.8% of the total mass of the solar system

• False

• True