Sun Vocabulary Quiz
11 Questions
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This is a quiz about the vocabulary in chapter 26 about the Sun.
Questions and Answers
- 1.
What is a glow in the night sky produced in the upper atmosphere by particles from the solar wind interacting with Earth's magnetic field called?
- A.
Corona
- B.
Aurora
- C.
Photosphere
- D.
Sunspot
Correct Answer
B. Aurora -
- 2.
What is the inner layer of the Sun's atompshere, located above the photosphere and below the corona?
- A.
Corona
- B.
Photosphere
- C.
Chromosphere
- D.
Blazar
Correct Answer
C. Chromosphere -
- 3.
What is th outermost layer of the Sun's atomsphere, located above the chromosphere?
- A.
Corona
- B.
Photosphere
- C.
Chromosphere
- D.
Troposphere
Correct Answer
A. Corona -
- 4.
What is the combining of nuclei of lighter elements to form a heavier element called?
- A.
Heliocentric fusion
- B.
Sun
- C.
Plasma
- D.
Fusion
Correct Answer
D. Fusion -
- 5.
The model of the solar system that has Earth as the center is called a _________ model.
- A.
Gravitation
- B.
Geocentric
- C.
Heliocentric
- D.
Aquacentric
Correct Answer
B. Geocentric -
- 6.
The force of attraction between any 2 objects with mass; the strentgh of attractionis porportional to the distance between them.
- A.
Inertia
- B.
Gravitation
- C.
Fusion
- D.
Magnetic attraction
Correct Answer
B. Gravitation -
- 7.
A model of the solar system that has the sun as the center is called a _______ model.
- A.
Geocentric
- B.
Aquacentric
- C.
Heliocentric
- D.
Rockcentric
Correct Answer
C. Heliocentric -
- 8.
What is the visible surface of the Sun called?
- A.
Corona
- B.
Photosphere
- C.
Mesosphere
- D.
Atmosphere
Correct Answer
B. Photosphere -
- 9.
What is the state of matter consisting of charged particles--- postively charged ions, and negatively charged electrons?
- A.
Plasma
- B.
Solid
- C.
Liquid
- D.
Gas
Correct Answer
A. Plasma -
- 10.
A constant stream of electrically charged particles that is blown out from the sun in all directions is a _______ _______.
- A.
Prominances
- B.
Solar wind
- C.
Sun spot
- D.
Black hole
Correct Answer
B. Solar wind -
- 11.
Dark areas on the Sun's photosphere that result from variations in the Sun's magnetic field are?
- A.
Sunspot
- B.
Black hole
- C.
Solar flare
- D.
Solar black spot
Correct Answer
A. Sunspot -
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