How Much do you Know about the Sun?

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The Sun

Check your knowledge about the Sun.

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What are the outer layers of the Sun?

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About how many Earths can fit in the Sun (mass and volume)?

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What is the photosphere of the Sun?

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Why does the color of the Sun look yellow, orange, or red on Earth?

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What are the inner layers of the Sun?

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Which of the following is true about a prominence of the sun?

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Which of the following is true about the flare of the Sun?

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What happens at the core of the Sun?

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Which of the following is true about coronal holes?

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References

[1] NASA. What is a Solar Flare? URL: https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/space-weather/solar-flares/what-is-a-solar-flare/

[2] NASA. What is a solar prominence? URL: https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/what-solar-prominence/

[3] NASA. The Solar Interior. URL: https://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/interior.shtml

[4] NOAA. Coronal Holes. URL: https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/coronal-holes

[5] NASA. Our Sun: Facts. URL: https://science.nasa.gov/sun/facts/

[6] Space.com. What color is the Sun? URL: https://www.space.com/what-color-is-the-sun

[7] NASA. Layers of the Sun. URL: https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/the-sun-spot/2023/09/26/layers-of-the-sun/

[8] NASA. Our Sun: Facts. URL: https://science.nasa.gov/sun/facts/

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