Space Weather/ Technology & Discovery

(a)   protects Earth from solar wind.

• Earth's atmosphere

• Earth's magnetic field

• Earth's oceans

• Earth's mountains

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What is the area where Earth's magnetic field interacts with the solar wind called?

• Stratosphere

• Magnetosphere

• Troposphere

• Ionosphere

(a)   occurs when charged particles from the Sun collide with Earth's atmosphere?

• They create rain

• They create auroras

• They create thunderstorms

• They create earthquakes

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What is the Sun primarily made of?

• Carbon and oxygen

• Hydrogen and helium

• Nitrogen and sulfur

• Iron and nickel

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What occurs in the Sun's core?

• Nuclear fission

• Nuclear fusion

• Chemical reaction

• Magnetic resonance

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What form of energy is released by the reactions in the Sun?

• Kinetic energy

• Electromagnetic radiation

• Chemical energy

• Thermal energy

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How long does it take for photons to travel from the Sun to Earth?

• 5 minutes

• 8 and a half minutes

• 10 minutes

• 12 minutes

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What is the distance between one crest of a wave and another?

• Frequency

• Amplitude

• Wavelength

• Velocity

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The range of wavelengths is known as (a)  

• Visible light

• Electromagnetic spectrum

• Infrared spectrum

• Ultraviolet spectrum

What part of the electromagnetic spectrum are our eyes tuned to?

• Infrared light

• Ultraviolet light

• Visible light

• X-rays

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