Many of us take the sun for granted, giving it little thought until it scorches our skin or gets in our eyes. But our star is a fascinating and complex object, a gigantic fusion reactor that gives us life. How much do you know about the sun?
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Question of
The sun is big. How many Earths could fit inside of it?
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10 Million
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100 Million
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1 Million
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About how old is the sun?
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4.5 Bilion Years Ago
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13.7 Billion Years Ago
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1,000 Years Ago (they aren’t called the Dark Ages for nothing)
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Question of
Whose seminal 1543 book laid out a heliocentric (sun-centered) model of the solar system?
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Galileo Galilei
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Issac Newton
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Nicolaus Copernicus
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Question of
Sunspots are cooler than “normal” areas on the surface of the sun.
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True
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False
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Question of
About how long does it take sunlight to reach Earth?
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8 Seconds
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8 Minutes
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No time. It gets here Instantly.
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Question of
What will happen to the sun in about 5 billion years?
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It will blink out like a Candle.
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It will become a Red Giant.
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It will explode like a Supernova.
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What fusion reaction is occurring in the sun’s core?
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Hydrogen into Helium
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Matter into Antimatter
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Helium into Beryllium
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Question of
How hot is the sun’s core, in degrees Fahrenheit?
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27 Million Degrees
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17 Million Degrees
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7 Million Degrees
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Question of
The most powerful solar storm in recorded history occurred in 1859. What is it called?
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The Carrington Event
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The Pullman Eruption
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The Great Sideburn Scortcher
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Question of
The sun’s outer atmosphere, known as the corona, is hotter than its surface.
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True
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False
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I got four out of ten .
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Got seven
6 right
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my score is 8/10
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