Chapter 3: The Solar System Part 1

Question 1

Name the part of the sun labeled 4.

Accepted Answer

photosphere

Question 2

Name thesun’s interior starting from the center.

Accepted Answer

core, radiation zone, convection zone

Question 3

Particlesfrom _______ strike gas molecules in Earth’s upper atmosphere whichcauses auroras.

Accepted Answer

solar wind

Question 4

The inner planets all have what?

Accepted Answer

rocky surfaces

Question 5

The inner planets are also known as what?

Accepted Answer

terrestrial planets

Question 6

Which planet is the smallest terrestrial planet?

Accepted Answer

Mercury

Question 7

The layer of the sun’s atmosphere that gives off visible light is called the?

Accepted Answer

photopshere

Question 8

Name the part of the sun labeled 3.

Accepted Answer

convection zone

Question 9

The oval shape of a planet's orbit is called a(n)______?

Accepted Answer

ellipse

Question 10

Name the part of the sun labeled 6.

Accepted Answer

corona

Question 11

Which of the following is not a piece of evidence used to support the heliocentric model?

Accepted Answer

Earth's moon

Question 12

Name the part of the sun labeled 2.

Accepted Answer

radiation zone

Question 13

Name the part of the sun labeled 5.

Accepted Answer

chromopshere

Question 14

Which part of the sun's atmosphere has a reddish glow before and after an eclipse?

Accepted Answer

chromosphere

Question 15

What are loops of has on the sun that link different parts of sunspot regions together?

Accepted Answer

prominences

Question 16

Name the part of the sun labeled 7.

Accepted Answer

sunspots

Question 17

The part of the sun's atmosphere that looks like a white halo is known as the what?

Accepted Answer

corona

Question 18

Ina geocentric model, the ____________ is in the center of the solar system.

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 19

Which planet is known as the "red planet"?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 20

The trapping of heat by the atmosphere is called the what?

Accepted Answer

greenhouse effect

Question 21

Name the part of the sun labeled 9.

Accepted Answer

prominence

Question 22

Which planet is the biggest terrestrial planet?

Accepted Answer

Earth

Question 23

The center of the sun is called the?

Accepted Answer

core

Question 24

Name the four inner planets in order from closest to the sun.

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars

Question 25

Which planet is the hottest in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 26

A stream of charged particles produced by the corona is called?

Accepted Answer

solar wind

Question 27

Mars has how many moons?

Accepted Answer

2

Question 28

In which part does the sun produce enormous amounts of energy?

Accepted Answer

core

Question 29

Areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gases around them are called?

Accepted Answer

sunspots

Question 30

When you are looking at an image of the sun, which layer are you looking at?

Accepted Answer

photosphere

Question 31

Which planet has a thick atmosphere of mostly CO2?

Accepted Answer

Venus

Question 32

The heliocentric model of the solar system has what object in the center?

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 33

Name the part of the sun labeled 1.

Accepted Answer

core

Question 34

The inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere is called the what?

Accepted Answer

photosphere

Question 35

Which planet has a thin atmosphere of mostly CO2?

Accepted Answer

Mars

Question 36

The outermost layer of the sun's interior is called?

Accepted Answer

convection zone

Question 37

What process provides the sun with energy?

Accepted Answer

nuclear fusion

Question 38

Which planet has no moon(s)?

Accepted Answer

Mercury, Venus

Question 39

The joining of hydrogen atoms to form helium is the process of what?

Accepted Answer

nuclear fusion

Question 40

The scientist who first used a telescope to support the heliocentric model was who?

Accepted Answer

Galileo

Chapter 3: The Solar System Part 1

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Chapter 3: The Solar System Part 1

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