The Sun Quiz

What is the Sun mostly made of?

• Nitrogen and Argon

• Iron and Nickel

• Oxygen and Carbon

• Hydrogen and Helium

What process powers the Sun?

• Wind power

• Geothermal energy

• Nuclear fusion

• Solar flares

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What is the outermost layer of the Sun called?

• crust

• nucleus

• corona

• mantle

What is the Sun's approximate surface temperature?

• 7,800 degrees Celsius

• 3,000 degrees Celsius

• 5,500 degrees Celsius

• 10,000 degrees Celsius

What is a solar flare?

• A solar flare is a type of cloud formation on Earth.

• A solar flare is a type of earthquake caused by the Sun.

• A solar flare is a type of volcanic eruption on the Moon.

• A solar flare is a sudden, intense burst of energy from the Sun's surface.

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What is the Sun's approximate age?

• 4.6 billion years

• 5.2 billion years

• 3.8 billion years

• 6.4 billion years

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What is the Sun's gravitational pull responsible for?

• Creating the atmosphere

• Regulating the tides

• Keeping the planets in orbit around it

• Causing the Earth's magnetic field

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What is the Sun's diameter?

• 1.3 million kilometers

• 1.6 million kilometers

• 1.5 million kilometers

• 1.4 million kilometers

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What layer of the Sun do we see from Earth?

• Core

• Photosphere

• Corona

• Chromosphere

What phenomenon causes the Aurora Borealis, when particles from the Sun interact with Earth's atmosphere?

• Solar flares

• Sunspots

• Solar wind

• Magnetic reconnection