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Sun quiz
Sun's history
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The explosion of a dying massive star | Super Nova |
| Part of the sun that looks like a halo | Corona |
| How long will our sun last | 5 billion |
| Explosions which cause magnetic storms due to an increase in solar wind | Solar Flare |
| Type of star our sun is | Main Sequence |
| Color of our sun | Yellow |
| Center of the sun | Core |
| Glowing end to a star the size of our sun | White Dwarf |
| Large amounts of gas and dust in which stars begin their life | Nebula |
| Most massive stars can collapse to form this | Black Whole |
| Stars with____ mass will last the longest | Smaller |
| Middle layer of the sun's atomosphere | Chromosphere |
| Temp. of our sun | 6,000c |
| Age of the universe | 10-15 billion years |
| The lifetime of a star depends on it's | Mass |
| Distance light travels a year | Light year |
| Coolest stars are this color | Red |
| Cooler , darker areas on the sun | Sun spots |
| Part of the sun only visible during a solar eclipse | Corona |
| Prostostar releases energy by the process of this which occurs in it's core | Nuclear Fusion |
| Type of telescpe that uses a mirror to focus light | Reflection Telescope |
| Where nuclear fusion occurs | The core |
| The type of gas our sun uses for fuel | Hydrogen |
| Layer of the sun seen in a photograph | Photosphere |
| Loop of gas which links different parts of sunspot regions | Promincence |
| When our sun begins to runs outof fuels and expands, we will become | A red giant |
| Type of telescope which uses lenses to focus light | Lens Telescope |
| Lifespan of a star and the size of our sun | 10 billion years |
| Age of our solar system | 5 billion years |
| Galaxy that is shape like a flattened sphere | Elliptical |