Zoom Astronomy Activities: Sun Puzzle

Answer each of the questions below. When the answers are right, an astronomy picture will appear. To learn about the Sun, click here.

1. Is the Sun a star? No Yes 2. What reaction fuels the Sun? Hydrolysis Nuclear Fusion 3. Where does this reaction take place? Corona Core 4. The Sun is made mostly of __? Nitrogen Hydrogen 5. What is the visible layer of the Sun called? Photosphere Corona 6. During a solar eclipse, we can see which part of the Sun? Corona Chromosphere 7. What are the relatively dark areas on the Sun called? Sunspots Magnetospheres 8. Is the Sun rocky or gaseous? Gaseous Rocky 9. Are sunspots hotter or cooler than adjacent areas of the Sun? Hotter Colder 10. What is the name of the stream of charged particles that is emitted from the Sun? Solar Wind Solar Flares

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