The Solar System - The Sun 8

Question 1

What does the word chromo mean?

Accepted Answer

color

Question 2

Where does the sun's energy come from?

Accepted Answer

nuclear fusion

Question 3

What are reddish loops of gas that link different parts of sunspot regions?

Accepted Answer

prominences

Question 4

What is the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

corona

Question 5

The areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gases around them.

Accepted Answer

sunspots

Question 6

Whose gravity is by far the most powerful force in the solar system?

Accepted Answer

Sun

Question 7

What is the temperature inside the sun's core?

Accepted Answer

15 million degree Celsius

Question 8

What is the inner layer of the sun's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

photosphere

Question 9

The corona sends out a stream of electrically charged particles called____________.

Accepted Answer

solar wind

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