The Sun
  • 1. What is the center of the sun called?
A) photosphere
B) core
C) corona
D) chronosphere
  • 2. What is causes solar winds?
A) lunar eclipse
B) solar eclipse
C) flow of protons and electrons from sun
D) the aurora borealis
  • 3. What takes place in the center of the sun?
A) helium is formed
B) 2 hydrogen atoms combine
C) all of the above
D) nuclear fusion
  • 4. What causes the aurora borealis?
A) the northern lights
B) the sunset
C) solar winds
D) the moon
  • 5. What is the sun's surface (visiable layer) called?
A) photosphere
B) convection zone
C) chronosphere
D) corona
  • 6. The longest wave lengths of the electromagnetic spectrum are:
A) radio waves
B) microwaves
C) gamma rays
D) x rays
  • 7. The smallest wave lengths of the electromagnetic spectrum are:
A) radio waves
B) microwaves
C) gamma rays
D) x rays
  • 8. True or False The sun gives off all parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.
A) True
B) False
  • 9. The part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can see is called.
A) the visible spectrum
B) ultraviolet light
C) we can see all of the electromagnetic spectrum
D) infered light
  • 10. How far away is the sun from the earth on average?
A) 93 million miles
B) 93 billion miles
C) 1 light year
D) 93 thousand miles
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