Sun Section Quiz
This is a 10 question quiz about the Sun.
- 1.
About how old is the sun?
- A.
45 billion years old
- B.
5.4 billion years old
- C.
4.5 billion years old
- D.
600 billion years old
Correct Answer
C. 4.5 billion years old -
- 2.
What makes up most of the core of the sun?
- A.
Hydrogen
- B.
Helium
- C.
Iron
- D.
Magnesium
Correct Answer
A. Hydrogen -
- 3.
Gases...
- A.
Have a definite shape
- B.
Are circular
- C.
Don't take a shape
- D.
Fill the space they're in
Correct Answer
D. Fill the space they're in -
- 4.
________ ________ helps the sun keep it's shape.
- A.
Visible surface
- B.
Nuclear fussion
- C.
Milky way
- D.
Gravitational force
Correct Answer
B. Nuclear fussion -
- 5.
The sun's visible surface is the ________.
- A.
Photosphere
- B.
Chromosphere
- C.
Corona
- D.
Aurora
Correct Answer
A. Photosphere -
- 6.
What does nuclear fussion help the sun create?
- A.
It's color and size
- B.
Hydrogen
- C.
Gravity
- D.
Heat and light
Correct Answer
D. Heat and light -
- 7.
How many minutes does it take light to cross 93 million miles to reach Earth?
- A.
8 minutes
- B.
1/2 a minute
- C.
8 1/2 minutes
- D.
60 minutes
Correct Answer
C. 8 1/2 minutes -
- 8.
What does the matter lost during nuclear fussion change into?
- A.
Energy
- B.
Gravity
- C.
Light
- D.
Food
Correct Answer
A. Energy -
- 9.
Where does nuclear fussion occur?
- A.
In the solar flares
- B.
In the core
- C.
In the corona
- D.
In the chromosphere
Correct Answer
B. In the core -
- 10.
How does nuclear fussion travel to the rest of the solar system?
- A.
Through ultraviolet radiation
- B.
Through inertia
- C.
Through nuclear fussion
- D.
Through electromagnetic radiation
Correct Answer
D. Through electromagnetic radiation -
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