The+Sun+Study+Guide

//The Sun Study Guide//
 * 1) In what layer of the sun is energy produced?
 * 2) How might Earth be affected by the activity of sunspots on the sun’s surface?
 * 3) What happens during nuclear fusion in the sun?
 * 4) Where are streams of electrically charged particles in space are often emitted from?
 * 5) What type of activity from the sun can affect Earth’s atmosphere or temperature?
 * 6) What forms on the sun’s surface when magnetic fields slow down the activity in the convective zone?
 * 7) What did Albert Einstein show about matter and energy?
 * 8) What formula did Einstein use to show the relationship between matter and energy?
 * 9) Where is energy produced in the sun?
 * 10) The circulation of gases in the sun combines with the sun’s rotation to create what?
 * 11) Why do some areas of the photosphere become cooler than surrounding areas?
 * 12) What are cooler, dark areas of the photosphere of the sun are called?
 * 13) How long does a sunspot cycle last?
 * 14) What are regions of very high temperature and brightness on the sun’s surface are called?
 * 15) How might Earth be affected by the eruption of solar flares?
 * 16) What is the densest region of the sun that disperses energy in different directions is called?
 * 17) Where do gases circulate and carry energy to the sun’s surface from?
 * 18) Describe the path that energy produced by nuclear fusion in the sun moves from the sun’s core to space?
 * 19) What is a convection current?
 * 20) Be able to label a diagram of the sun.
 * 21) Be able to describe the role and/or what happens in each layer of the sun.

Using the matching section below to practice the necessary vocabulary - these questions will appear as fill in the bank and short answer on the quiz. You will NOT be given a word bank.