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