Exploring the Outer Layers of the Sun

Exploring the Outer Layers of the Sun

Assessment

Interactive Video

Science

8th Grade

Hard

NGSS
HS-ESS1-1, MS-ESS3-2, MS-ESS1-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

Olivia Brooks

Used 2+ times

FREE Resource

Standards-aligned

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1
,
NGSS.MS-ESS3-2
,
NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the outermost layer of the Sun called?

Corona

Photosphere

Stratosphere

Chromosphere

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How hot can the Sun's corona get?

Approximately 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit

Around 2 million degrees Fahrenheit

About 36,000 degrees Fahrenheit

Nearly 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What phenomenon does the Sun's corona cause on Earth?

Northern Lights

Sunspots

Solar flares

Solar eclipses

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the name of the Sun's layer that radiates in a reddish color?

Mesosphere

Chromosphere

Corona

Photosphere

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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During what event can we observe the chromosphere and the corona from Earth?

During a solar flare

During a solar eclipse

When the Sun is at its zenith

At sunset

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is the Greek meaning of 'photosphere'?

Color sphere

Light sphere

Heat sphere

Water sphere

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What are sunspots?

Bright spots on the Sun's surface

Streams of solar wind

Plasma eruptions from the Sun

Areas cooler than their surroundings on the Sun

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