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Question 1

Composed of Hydrogen which eventually fuses into Helium

Answer 1

Sun

Question 2

Diameter of the sun?

Answer 2

1,392,648 km

Question 3

The sun contains __% of the total mass of the solar system

Answer 3

99.86

Question 4

Composition of the sun

Answer 4

Hydrogen, Helium, Nickel, Iron, Silicon, Sulfur, Calcium, Neon

Question 5

Cooler than the core; has photons(?)

Answer 5

Radiation Zone

Question 6

Outermost layer

Answer 6

Photosphere

Question 7

This is the site of nuclear fusion

Answer 7

Core

Question 8

Next layer after radiation zone

Answer 8

Convection Zone

Question 9

Super outermost layer of the sun; causes solar flares that travel from sun to Earth in the speed of light

Answer 9

corona

Question 10

particles of energy are called??

Answer 10

photons

Question 11

Approximate distance of sun from the Earth; term used for this distance??

Answer 11

150,000,000 km ; Astronomical Unit (AU) ; because 1AU = 150,000,000 km

Question 12

This causes the friction with solar flare which causes Northern and Southern Lights

Answer 12

Earth’s Magnestosphere

Question 13

Unit of distance that is equivalent to the speed of light

Answer 13

Light Year

Question 14

Second nearest star to Earth

Answer 14

Proxima Centauri

Question 15

Apparent movement or shifting position of star due to the observer

Answer 15

Stellar Parallax