ES19A - Pre Quiz - Sun and Solar System

The word __________ comes from the Greek word for "wanderer"
1. sun
2. solar
3. planet
4. star
Ptolemy made a model of the solar system with Earth in the center with a _______ model.
1. universal
2. heliocentric
3. global
4. geocentric
Copernicus made a model of the solar system with sun in the center with a _______ model.
1. global
2. heliocentric
3. universal
4. geocentric
A planet orbits the sun in a(n) _____________.
1. ellipse
2. season
3. circle
4. day
The sun makes up ___________ % of the solar system's mass.
1. 0.02
2. 99.8
3. 12.9
4. 0.2
The part of the sun we see is the ______________.
1. photosphere
2. stratosphere
3. chromosphere
4. corona
The part of the sun we see in a total eclipse is the ______________.
1. photosphere
2. corona
3. chromosphere
4. stratosphere
The sun’s ________ contains the chromosphere, photosphere and the corona.
1. atmosphere
2. photosphere
3. photosphere
4. chromofore
The part of the sun we see is the ________, the surface of the sun.
1. stratosphere
2. corona
3. chromosphere
4. photosphere
During a total eclipse, you can see the ________ flying millions of kilometers out into space.
1. solar wind
2. solar icons
3. sun spots
4. solar fluid
The two things that keep planets in orbit are inertia and ________.
1. light
2. space
3. gravity
4. heat
The two things that keep planets in orbit are gravity and ________.
1. space
2. light
3. heat
4. inertia
The tendency for a moving thing to keep moving in a straight line is ____________.
1. space
2. heat
3. inertia
4. light
Sunspots are _______ parts of the sun.
1. wet
2. dryer
3. warmer
4. cooler
Solar wind could harm astronauts and disrupt ________.
1. satellites
2. sunspots
3. flares
4. seasons
Solar wind causes harm astronauts and disrupt satellites because of ______ ______ particles.
1. high energy
2. infrared light
3. ultraviolet light
4. low energy

ES19A - Pre Quiz - Sun and Solar System

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