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Question 1

What marks the International Standard Demarcation of Space? How far is it above the Earth?

Answer 1

Kármán Line. 100 km (62) mi.

Question 2

What is the U.S. Government Standard Demarcation of Space? How far is it above mean sea level?

Answer 2

USSPACECOM. 100 km (62 mi).

Question 2

What is the Scientific Community Standard Demarcation of Space? How far is it above the Earth’s surface?

Answer 2

Exobase. 500-1,000 km above Earth’s surface

Question 3

The Sun creates energy through what?

Answer 3

Nuclear Fusion

Question 4

This layer of the sun rotates like a solid and is where fusion occurs.

Answer 4

Core.

Question 5

What layer of the sun rotates like a fluid and radiates energy?

Answer 5

Radiative Zone.

Question 6

What layer of the Sun generates magnetic field lines?

Answer 6

Tacholine

Question 7

What layer of the Sun rotates like a fluid and transfers heat through convection?

Answer 7

Convective Zone

Question 8

What layer of the sun has four sublayers, all of which are only visible during an eclipse?

Answer 8

Atmosphere.

Question 9

Stream of charged particles released from the Corona.

Answer 9

Solar Wind

Question 10

Sudden burst of high energy particles and radiation. Travels at the speed of light and arrives to Earth in 8 minutes.

Answer 10

Solar Flare

Question 11

High energy particles emanating from the Sun outside the standard Solar Wind. 15-24 hours to arrive to Earth.

Answer 11

Solar Energetic Particles

Question 12

Massive cloud of energetic, magnetized solar plasma launched into space. 3-4 days to arrive to Earth.

Answer 12

Coronal Mass Ejection.