Cme Sun

Question 1 - Relative to the Earth, how big is a sunspot? Why does it look dark?

• Large enough to engulf the Earth; it is cooler

• Smaller than the Earth; it is cooler

• Half the size of Earth; it is hotter

• Smaller than the Earth; it is hotter

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Question 2 - Violent eruptions shoot tons of charged particles into space at what speed?

• 2 Million MPH

• 2 Thousand MPH

• 200 MPH

• 20 MPH

Question 3 - Describe the "one-two" punch of a solar storm?

• A solar flare, followed by a CME

• A sunspot, followed by a solar flare

• A prominence, followed by a sunspot

• A solar flare, followed by a prominence

Question 4 - What is a Coronal Mass Ejection?

• A wave of billions of tons of electrically charged particles coming from the sun

• A wave of heat coming from the sun

• A wave of light coming from the sun

• A wave of corona coming from the sun

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Question 5 - Due to a CME, how many people were without power in Quebec, Canada in March 1989?

• 6 Million

• 10 Million

• 3 Million

• 1 Million

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

Question 6 - How many Earths can fit inside the sun?

• 1 Million

• 1 Thousand

• 10 Million

• 1 Trillion

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Question 7 - What are the temperatures inside the sun's core?

• 27 million degrees

• 2 million degrees

• 700 million degrees

• 12 million degrees

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Question 8 - What term describes the studying of sound waves passing through earth's crust?

• Seismology

• Solarology

• Palentology

• Biology

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

Question 9 - How many times larger is the sun's core relative to the earth?

• 25 times the diameter of Earth

• 2 times the diameter of Earth

• 250 times the diameter of Earth

• 2500 times the diameter of Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

Question 10 - List two examples of everyday use of plasma.

• Lightbulbs and fancy TV's

• Microwaves and Cellphones

• Computers and cars

• Solar panels and microwaves