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Review For
Ch 27-29
Test
2008-09
De Hondt and Woolf
Miscellaneous
Does the magnetic field of the sun’s
corona stop SOME, ALL, or NO
subatomic particles?
___________
In the equation E=mc2 what does
the C stand for?
The speed of ___________
What tool do scientists use to break up
the sun’s light into a spectrum?
Sp________________
What shows up on a spectrograph to
determine what elements are present?
Dark __________ lines
What 2 elements make up most of the
sun’s mass?
________________ and _____________
75% of the sun is made up of hydrogen.
What gas is the other 24% of the sun
made up of?
______________!!
What do you call sudden disturbances
in the Earth’s magnetic field?
Geo-m____________ storms
Layers of
the Sun
Label the layers of the sun,
starting from the middle and
going out.
Hint: here is a phrase to help
you remember…..
Crankiness
Rizes
Cuz
Phillip
Cheats at
Cards
STUDY HINT!!
Memorize the saying. On the
test, draw this out and label
it to help you answer the
questions about the sun’s
layers!
Layers of the
Sun
Continued….
USE
DIAGRAM!!!!!
The outer 3 layers are part of the sun’s
atmosphere. Which layers are part of the
sun’s atmosphere?
________________
________________
_______________
What is the HOTTEST layer of the sun’s
atmosphere (it is also the outermost layer)?
_______________
What area is between the core and the
convective zone? Hint: the energy moves by
radiation!
_________________ _________
What is the area between the radiative zone
and the photosphere? Hint: the energy is
carried upward like some ovens.
_________________ _________
What is the outermost layer of the sun’s
atmosphere?
__________________
What is the visible surface of the sun?
Ph_____________________
What is the thin layer of gases, just above
the photosphere?
_______________________
How does the sun’s radiative zone compare
with the convective zone?
The _______________ is hotter and
closer to the sun’s core.
Nuclear
Fusion
Where does most of the sun’s energy
come from?
Nuclear __ __ __ __ __
Where does the sun convert matter into
energy?
The __ __ __ of the sun
What happens during nuclear fusion?
Hydrogen nuclei combine to produce a
__ __ __ __ __ nucleus
What happens when hydrogen nuclei
fuse into helium nuclei?
__ __ __ __ __ is released
What is produced when 2 hydrogen
nuclei fuse in the sun?
A __ __ __ __ __ nucleus
What causes the sun to shine and be so
hot during nuclear fusion?
Energy is __ __ __ __ __ __ __
During fusion, what type of subatomic
particle is given off?
N__ __ __ __ __ __ __
Sunspots,
Auroras, and
Solar
Ejections
What do you called COLORED light that is made A__ __ __ __ __
when charged particles from solar wind react with In north ____________ ____________
the Earth’s atmosphere?
In south ____________ ____________
When are auroras usually seen?
After a s___________ f____________
Where are auroras usually seen?
Near the magnetic p_________
What is one name of an aurora?
N________________ L____________
What do charged particles from solar wind react
with to make auroras?
Particles in the Earth’s ____________________
What do you call an arched, glowing cloud of gas
that extends out of the sun’s atmosphere?
A p__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
What do you call CORONAL gas that is thrown
into space by the sun?
C__________ m__________ e_____________
What do you call a sudden outward eruption of
electrically charged particles?
S__________ F_______
What do you call a COOLER, DARK area of the
photosphere?
S__ __ __ __ __ __
Sunspots vary in a cycle that lasts about how
long?
Every ________ years
Which of these is not a solar ejection: solar flare,
sunspot, prominence, coronal mass ejection?
_______________________
Formation of
the Solar
System
S__ __ __ __ __ N__ __ __ __ __
The Earth’s solar system
formed from a cloud of gas and
dust. What is this cloud called?
About 99% of the matter in the
solar nebula is now in what?
The __ __ __
What do you call the SMALL
bodies that joined together to
form planets? (back when solar
system was forming)
P__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
When the solar system was
formed what do you call the
LARGER bodies that were
formed?
Proto-__ __ __ __ __ __ __
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Answer Key
Formation of Solar System
Nebula
Sun
Planetesimals
Protoplanets
Nuclear Fusion
Fusion
Core
Helium
Energy
Helium
Released
Neutrino
Sunspots…
Auroras
Flare
Northern Lights
Poles
Atmosphere
Prominence
Coronal
Flare
Sunspot
Years
Sunspot
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Layers
From the middle, going out…
Core
Radiative zone
C onvective zone
Photosphere
Chromosphere
Corona
Layers Continued…
Photosphere, chromosphere,
corona
Corona
Radiative zone
Convective zone
Corona
Photosphere
Chromosphere
Radiative
Miscellaneous
Some
Light
Spectrograph
Spectral
Hydrogen, helium
Helium
geomagnetic