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Ninth Grade (Grade 9) Sun Questions

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Grade 9 Sun
The region of the sun that radiates energy to space.
  1. Black Hole
  2. Chromosphere
  3. Photosphere
  4. Rotation
Grade 9 Sun
Grade 9 Sun
Who helped show that sunspots traveled around the surface of the Sun as it rotated?
  1. Albert Einstein
  2. Galileo Galilei
  3. Isaac Newton
  4. Neil Armstrong
Grade 9 Sun
Which phrase best describes the Sun's age in its stellar life cycle?
  1. newborn
  2. young adult
  3. middle aged
  4. end of life
Grade 9 Sun
Who among the following first proposed a heliocentric model of the solar system?
  1. Galileo Galilei
  2. Nicolaus Copernicus
  3. Ptolemy
  4. Tycho Brahe
Grade 9 Sun
The luminosity of the Sun results from its
  1. color.
  2. rotation.
  3. magnetic field.
  4. energy emission.
Grade 9 Sun
What color is the sun really?
  1. Red
  2. Yellow
  3. Blue
  4. White
Grade 9 Sun
Which statement best describes the Sun's hydrostatic equilibrium?
  1. The generation of energy by radiation balances the loss of the Sun's energy by fusion.
  2. The loss of the Sun's energy by radiation balances the generation of energy by fusion.
  3. The inward push of gravity balances the outward push of the Sun's internal pressure.
  4. The outward push of the Sun's internal pressure balances the inward force of gravity.
Grade 9 Sun
What is the approximate diameter of the Sun?
  1. 150 million km
  2. 1.4 million km
  3. 15 million km
  4. 100 million km
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