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Do You Know The Sun? Trivia Quiz

I will ask questions about the Sun.

A multiple-choice quiz by almach. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
almach

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
50,597

Updated
Oct 08 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
13016

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: MalStone (10/10), Guest 174 (5/10), genoveva (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What is the brightest star in our night sky? Hint

Chiappe

North Star

Proxima Centauri

Sirius

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Question 2 of 10

2. How far away is the Earth from the Sun in light minutes? Hint

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Question 3 of 10

3. What is the spectral type of our Sun? Hint

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the main composition of the Sun? Hint

Oxygen and Ammonia

Methane and Hydrogen

Hydrogen and Oxygen

Hydrogen and Helium

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Question 5 of 10

5. The Sun will last forever.

True

False

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Sun will end its life as a what? Hint

White Dwarf

Supernova

Will never end

Planetary nebula

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Question 7 of 10

7. The average rotation period of the Sun is? Hint

15 - 20 days

It doesn't rotate

25 - 30 days

1 Earth day

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Question 8 of 10

8. The surface of the Sun is called the? Hint

Chromosphere

Photosphere

Corona

Ground

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Question 9 of 10

9. Sunspots are actually cooler regions on the Sun.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. The Sun's energy production takes place where? Hint

Everywhere on the Sun

The surface

The Core

The Corona

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What is the brightest star in our night sky?

Answer: Sirius

2. How far away is the Earth from the Sun in light minutes?

Answer: 8

Actually, it's about 8 minutes and 20 seconds.

3. What is the spectral type of our Sun?

Answer: G2

Our Sun is a G2 star, meaning its surface temperature is about 5700 Kelvin.

4. What is the main composition of the Sun?

Answer: Hydrogen and Helium

Hydrogen and Helium make up 99.9 percent of the Sun.

5. The Sun will last forever.

Answer: False

The Sun is expected to survive for another 5 billion years.

6. The Sun will end its life as a what?

Answer: White Dwarf

The Sun will become a red giant, then a planetary nebula and end up as a white dwarf.

7. The average rotation period of the Sun is?

Answer: 25 - 30 days

8. The surface of the Sun is called the?

Answer: Photosphere

9. Sunspots are actually cooler regions on the Sun.

Answer: True

Yes, sunspots are about two thousand degrees F. cooler, that is why they appear to be black. If you were to remove them from the Sun and put them in the sky they would shine brightly in the sky.

10. The Sun's energy production takes place where?

Answer: The Core

The core temperature of 15 million degrees Kelvin and the pressure (250 billion times Earth's atmosphere) is the only place that fusion happens.

Source: Author almach

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