Sun Quiz

What is at the center of our solar system?

• A black hole

• The Sun

• Earth

• Jupiter

Which is NOT the reason our sun is so important to life on Earth?

• It creates our seasons

• It makes our weather

• It makes photosynthesis happen

• It has nuclear fusion

What is the description of our sun?

• It is a medium yellow star

• It is a large yellow planet

• It is a hypergiant star

• It is the only star in the sky.

What is the name of our galaxy?

• Artemis

• Corona

• Milky Way

• Butterfinger

How many Earths can fit in the Sun?

• 109 Earths

• 1.3 million Earths

• 500,000 Earths

• 5 billion Earths

Why does the Sun appear larger in the sky than the other stars that are much larger?

• The Sun is way farther away from the Earth than the other stars.

• The Sun is just bigger than the other stars

• The Sun is way closer to the Earth than the other stars

• The Earth has a magnetic field that makes the Sun appear larger.

Where does nuclear fusion occur?

• Corona

• Core

• Chromosphere

• Convection Zone

What part of the Sun do we actually see?

• Convection Zone

• Corona

• Core

• Chromosphere

If you were modeling the solar system, what would you use to model the Sun, Earth, and Jupiter?

• A Softball for the Sun, Ping pong ball for Earth, baseball for Jupiter

• A basketball for Sun, golf ball for Earth Softball for Jupiter

• A Yoga ball for Sun, marble for Earth, baseball for Jupiter

• A Yoga ball for Sun, BB for Earth, marble for Jupiter

Which part of the Sun shoots our electromagnetic energy into space and sometimes it hits Earth?

• Sunspot

• Solar Prominence

• Solar Flare

• Chromosphere