Sun Features

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Science
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Lisa Thompson
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25 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which part of the sun is best described by the characteristics listed below:
- extending more than one million kilometers from its surface.
- temperature can reach two million degrees
- solar winds originate
prominences
sunspots
solar flares
corona
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
The photo shows a bright, looping projection which extends from the surface of the sun. This projection is called the
coronal mass ejection
solar winds
solar flare
solar prominence
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Dark spots that are visible on the surface of the sun that are caused by intense magnetic activity that disrupts convection forming areas of reduced surface temperature.
solar winds
solar flares
solar prominences
sun spots
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
This is the lowest layer of the sun's atmosphere, and emits the light we see. It is about 300 miles (500 km) thick, although most of the light comes from its lowest third.
aurorae
solar winds
solar prominences
photosphere
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Why are sunspots darker than the surrounding areas?
The hotter gas releases less light
The Cooler gas releases less light
They look that way because the light form the sun
They are created by shadows from the moon.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Maya noticed some dark spots on the sun through her telescope. Why are these sunspots darker than the surrounding areas?
The hotter gas releases less light
The Cooler gas releases less light
They look that way because the light form the sun
They are created by shadows from the moon.
Tags
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
a brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere
corona
solar flare
solar wind
photosphere
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