The Sun's Energy Test
  • 1. What process occurs within the sun?
A) chemical reaction
B) fission
C) combining
D) fusion
  • 2. True or false. Nuclear reactions within the sun produce heat and light.
A) True
B) False
  • 3. The sun is mainly composed of what?
A) Carbon
B) Hydrogen
C) Nitrogen
D) Oxygen
  • 4. What creates high pressure and temperature within the sun?
A) The Core
B) Chemical reactions within the sun
C) Inward pull due to gravity
D) Oxygen combining with Hydrogen
  • 5. A Hydrogen atom contains a nucleus that is made up of ________?
A) Neutrons and Electrons
B) Neutrons and Protons
C) Protons and Electrons
  • 6. The fourth state of matter, which can be found inside the sun, can be considered ____________.
A) Energy
B) Plasma
C) Waves
D) Volume
  • 7. True or false. The pressure of the sun squeezes particles so tight that they become hot.
A) True
B) False
  • 8. True or false. When atoms vibrate, thermal energy (heat) is created.
A) True
B) False
  • 9. True or false. All the sun's radiant energy reaches Earth?
A) True
B) False
  • 10. Some of the radiant energy released by the sun is absorbed by _____________ before it reaches the Earth's surface.
A) The Moon's surface
B) The atmosphere
C) The Earth's crust
D) The oceans
  • 11. True or false. A positively charged nucleus is called an ion.
A) True
B) False
  • 12. True or false. Nuclear fusion cannot occur outside the solar core.
A) True
B) False
  • 13. Radiation occurs when objects __________________.
A) do not directly touch each other.
B) directly touch each other.
  • 14. Energy leaves the Sun as _______, and the other part of this that constitutes visible light is what makes the Sun shine.
A) radiation
B) power
C) light
D) energy
  • 15. Much like the same poles on a magnet, the rate of nuclear reactions in the Sun is relatively low, because protons _______ each other. This often prevents them from being able to fuse together.
A) repel
B) attract
  • 16. True or false. All of the radiation emitted from the sun reaches the Earth in the form of heat.
A) False
B) True
  • 17. If the pace was much ________, the sun would explode like a giant hydrogen bomb.
A) weaker
B) faster
C) slower
D) stronger
  • 18. The sun gives off ________ as light energy.
A) Electrons
B) Photons
C) Power
D) Neutrons
  • 19. On Earth, lightning is an example of ________________, this is commonly referred to as the fourth state of matter.
A) solid
B) liquid
C) plasma
D) gas
  • 20. True or false. The sun radiates energy in all directions because it is a sphere shape.
A) True
B) False
  • 21. Some of the energy from the sun is reflected by _____ and ______.
A) trees, building
B) air, oxygen
C) space, planets
D) clouds, atmosphere
  • 22. Which process of heat transfer occurs when an object directly touches another object?
A) conduction
B) convection
  • 23. True or false. Magma heating itself underground is an example of convection?
A) False
B) True
  • 24. Which of these is a process that does NOT transfer heat?
A) photosynthesis
B) convection
C) conduction
D) radiation
  • 25. Radiation is the transfer of heat between two objects that...
A) are not touching.
B) are touching.
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