Astronomy Unit 2
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- Q1The Sun's energy comes from:The fusion of oxygen into heliumThe breakdown of heavy elements into light elementsThe fusion of hydrogen into helium.Photosynthesis in plants60s
- Q2The Sun is a huge ball of mostly what kind of gas?MethaneHeliumHydrogenLithium60s
- Q3The hot, outermost layer of the sun & atmosphere is the:PhotosphereCoreChromosphereCorona60s
- Q4Most of the characteristics of an individual star depend on the star's:MassColorTemperatureRadius60s
- Q5Stars look like tiny points of light in the sky because:Earth's atmosphere blocks all radiant energyThey are extremely far awayThey're cool and dimThey're small and near60s
- Q6When the Sun runs out of fuel at the end of its lifetime, it will eventually form a:supernovaWhite Dwarfneutron starpulsar60s
- Q7Which of the following sequences correctly describes the evolution of the sun from young to old:Stellar Nebula > Main-Sequence > Red Giant > Planetary Nebular > White DwarfPlanetary nebular > stella nebula > main-sequence > red giant > white dwarfMain-Sequence > stellar nebular > planetary nebula > red giant > white dwarf60s