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__________ is the process that creates energy in the sun.
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| | A) | Fission |
| | B) | Parallax |
| | C) | Blue shift |
| | D) | Fusion |
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Particles that escape from the sun's __________ move through space as solar wind.
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| | A) | photosphere |
| | B) | chromosphere |
| | C) | corona |
| | D) | surface |
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Energy produced by the sun reaches the Earth through _________.
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| | A) | convection |
| | B) | convection and radiation |
| | C) | radiation |
| | D) | conduction |
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| 4 | |
Prominence, or huge arching columns of gas, are thought to be caused by__________.
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| | A) | the Sun's rotation |
| | B) | the rotation of the galaxy |
| | C) | the magnetic field associated with sunspots |
| | D) | Earth's magnetic field |
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| 5 | |
What does CME stand for?
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| | A) | Central Mass Ejections |
| | B) | Coronal Materials Ejections |
| | C) | Coronal Mass Ejections |
| | D) | Coronal Mass Emissions |
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| 6 | |
An aurora, like the aurora borealis is caused by
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| | A) | CME's |
| | B) | solar flares |
| | C) | particles from solar flares |
| | D) | solarwind |
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A binary system is composed of ___________ stars.
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| | A) | three |
| | B) | four |
| | C) | five |
| | D) | two |
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When stars are located closer to one another, their attraction to one another increases due to __________.
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| | A) | their weight |
| | B) | gravity |
| | C) | their temperature |
| | D) | their age |
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Fusion occurs when __________ and __________ combine to make energy.
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| | A) | hydrogen, oxygen |
| | B) | carbon, helium |
| | C) | hydrogen, helium |
| | D) | carbon, oxygen |
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