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What is the average distance of the Earth to the Sun? - correct answer About 9.3 x 107 miles
About 1.5 x 108 kilometers
1 Astronomical unit
What is the approximate temperature of the Sun's surface? - correct answer 6,0...
What is the average distance of the Earth to the Sun? - correct answer About 9.3 x
107 miles
About 1.5 x 108 kilometers
1 Astronomical unit
What is the approximate temperature of the Sun's surface? - correct answer 6,000 k
The Earth's density is about 4 times larger than the Sun's density. This is not surprising because: - correct
answer The Sun consists mainly of hydrogen and helium.
Near the Sun's core, the energy is mainly transported by: - correct answer Photons
When does the solar corona become visible? - correct answer During a total solar
eclipse
Sunspots are regions of: - correct answer Cooler regions on the photosphere
Studying the solar neutrinos is a way to probe: - correct answer The Sun's core
What is the energy source of the Sun? - correct answer Fusion of hydrogen to
helium
What prevents the Sun from further collapsing under its own gravity? - correct answer
The gas pressure generated by the high temperature in the Sun's interior
Which of the following statements is true about the Sun's chromosphere? - correct answer
- The chromosphere is part of the Sun's atmosphere.
- The base of the chromosphere is cooler than the top of the chromosphere.
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