5 Written Questions

1. From the fraction of energy that reaches Earth
2. Where nuclear fusion takes place
3. The random process of photon movement through the radiation zone to the convection zone.
4. Total energy radiated by the Sun. NOT BRIGHTNESS!
5. *differential (inner spins faster than outer)
   *27 days

5 Matching Questions

1. Areas around sun spots are extremely...
2. Layers of the Sun? (inner to outer)
3. Solar Constant
4. Photosphere
5. Chromosphere

1. a Transition from Photosphere to Corona
2. b The visible surface of the Sun. Creates visible light!
3. c The amount of the Sun's energy reaching earth. "C"
4. d 1) Core
   2) Radiation Zone
   3) Convection Zone
   4) Photosphere
   5) Chromosphere
   ---6) Transition Zone---
   7) Corona
   
   "Cool Rad Converse Pad Chris' Toe, Cool!"
5. e active!

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Convection
   1. Why is the Sun not very dense?
   2. Which is faster, radiation or convection?
   3. Coronal Mass Ejection
   4. Radiation Zone
2. Large explosion on the surface of the sun when hot gas breaks free of the magnetic field
   * emits energy
   *lasts only seconds, unlike longer prominences (but smaller and more violent)
   *can knock out electricity
   1. Core
   2. Solar Flare
   3. Solar Constant
   4. Solar Wind
3. Field lines twist and break, creating heat as solar storms
   1. Layers of the Sun? (inner to outer)
   2. What happens to the Sun's magnetic field lines due to rotation?
   3. What do mathematic models provide us with?
   4. Why is the Sun not very dense?
4. Hydrogen fusion
   1. The primary source of energy for the Sun is:
   2. Second most abundant element in the Sun ?
   3. The most abundant element in the Sun?
   4. Why is the Sun not very dense?
5. Spicules
   1. Solar Flare
   2. Solar Storms emit what?
   3. Solar Constant
   4. Solar Prominence

5 True/False Questions

1. Radiation Zone → Transfers radiation from nuclear fusion outward through RADIATION

   True        False

2. Temperature: → Large explosion on the surface of the sun when hot gas breaks free of the magnetic field
   * emits energy
   *lasts only seconds, unlike longer prominences (but smaller and more violent)
   *can knock out electricity

   True        False

3. Maunder Minimum: → The time in the sun spot cycle where there are few (if any) sun spots

   True        False

4. What do mathematic models provide us with? → Because its very large

   True        False

5. Sun Spot Cycle → Cool spots that emerge from beneath the sun's surface.
   
   *appear darker because they are cooler (but are still very hot)
   *They are complex and magnetic
   *Come and go in pairs
   *Linked by magnetic field lines
   *Shift polarity every 11 years

   True        False