Glencoe Earth Science

Chapter 25: Stars and Galaxies

Section 2 Self-Check Quiz-Eng.

1
__________ is the process that creates energy in the sun.
A)Fission
B)Parallax
C)Blue shift
D)Fusion
2
Particles that escape from the sun's __________ move through space as solar wind.
A)photosphere
B)chromosphere
C)corona
D)surface
3
Energy produced by the sun reaches the Earth through _________.
A)convection
B)convection and radiation
C)radiation
D)conduction
4
Prominence, or huge arching columns of gas, are thought to be caused by__________.
A)the Sun's rotation
B)the rotation of the galaxy
C)the magnetic field associated with sunspots
D)Earth's magnetic field
5
What does CME stand for?
A)Central Mass Ejections
B)Coronal Materials Ejections
C)Coronal Mass Ejections
D)Coronal Mass Emissions
6
An aurora, like the aurora borealis is caused by
A)CME's
B)solar flares
C)particles from solar flares
D)solarwind
7
A binary system is composed of ___________ stars.
A)three
B)four
C)five
D)two
8
When stars are located closer to one another, their attraction to one another increases due to __________.
A)their weight
B)gravity
C)their temperature
D)their age
9
Fusion occurs when __________ and __________ combine to make energy.
A)hydrogen, oxygen
B)carbon, helium
C)hydrogen, helium
D)carbon, oxygen
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