Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
D - Science - Ch 16
The Sun
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The sun’s energy comes from what process? | nuclear fusion |
| What occurs in nuclear fusion? | hydrogen atoms join together to form helium atoms and produce energy |
| Where does nuclear fusion occur in the sun? | in the sun’s center, or core |
| Order the layers of the sun’s interior from inner layer to outer layer. | the core, the radiation zone, and the convection zone |
| Order the layers of the sun’s atmosphere from inner layer to outer layer. | the photosphere, the chromosphere, and the corona |
| Which layer do you see when you look at a typical image of the sun? | the photosphere |
| How can you identify the chromosphere during a total solar eclipse? | it has a reddish glow visible just around the photosphere |
| Why can you see a corona during a total solar eclipse? | the moon blocks light from the photosphere, so the corona becomes visible |
| The corona sends out a stream of electrically charged particles called the ________________________. | solar wind |
| What are three features on or above the sun’s surface? | sunspots, prominences & solar flares |
| What are sunspots? | areas of gas on the sun’s surface that are cooler than the gases around them |
| What are prominences? | reddish loops of gas that link different parts of sunspot regions |
| What are solar flares? | large eruptions of gas out into space |
| When solar flares increase solar wind from the corona, what do they cause in Earth’s upper atmosphere? | auroras, or magnetic storms |
Created by:
lprinke
Popular Science sets