The Sun

The visible surface of the Sun is known as the…

• Photosphere
• Chromosphere

The Chromosphere of the Sun is visible during…

• Solar Eclipse
• Lunar Eclipse

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which of the following processes produces the Sun’s energy?

• Nuclear Fission
• Nuclear Fusion

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

How long does it take for a photon of sunlight to reach the surface?

• A million years
• A day

Who first observed sunspots?

• Miss Eiben
• Galileo

At the equator, the Sun rotates ____ at the poles.

• The same speed
• Faster

The photosphere has an emission spectrum.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-2

As a result of nuclear fusion, some mass is just plain lost in space.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

A Sunspot Cycle is 11 years in length.

• True
• False

In order to produce the sunlight we see, the Sun has to have very few reactions within it.

• True
• False

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1