SEM Unit test study tool

What are dark areas that become apparent at the sun's photosphere?

• sunspots

• solar flares

• coronal mass ejections

• prominences

The outer layer of the Sun where energy moves in swirling currents is called what?

• the corona

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• core

All the sun's energy is made in which layer?

• The core

• The photosphere

• The corona

• The convective zone

What is the layer of sun just outside the core?

• Radiation zone

• Convective zone

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

What happens in the convection zone?

• Heat is transferred by convection

• Energy is primarily radiated

• There is little to no heat transfer

• Nuclear fusion reactions

What is the name for the surface of the sun that is the first visible layer?

• photosphere

• corona

• chromosphere

• sunspot

The layer of the Sun's atmosphere where visible light is produced is called what?

• the photosphere

• the chromosphere

• the corona

• the convection zone

What is the outermost layer of the sun?

• The outermost layer of the sun is called the corona.

• The outermost layer of the sun is called the photosphere.

• The outermost layer of the sun is called the chromosphere.

• The outermost layer of the sun is called the convective zone.

What is the inner most layer of the sun?

• The inner most layer of the sun is the core.

• The inner most layer of the sun is the photosphere.

• The inner most layer of the sun is the corona.

• The inner most layer of the sun is the chromosphere.

The sun has how many interior (not visible) layers?

• 3

• 1

• 5

• 7