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