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Go ahead and find out what you know about yourself and the world around you. Best of luck!! Coverage : The Sun Facts Quiz tests your knowledge regarding the sun's structure, solar activity, solar observations and space missions, and general information about the sun.  Sun Facts Discussion Forum 1.  About 74% of the sun's mass is: a. Oxygen b. Helium c. Hydrogen d. Carbon Please provide appropriate updations Ques About 74% of the sun's mass is: a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 2.  Approximately how many minutes does it take for the light from the sun to reach Earth? a. 30 b. 8 c. 120 d. 200 Please provide appropriate updations Ques Approximately how many minutes does it take for the light from the sun to reach Earth? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 3.  The sun is a: a. Planet b. Star c. Comet d. Meteoroid Please provide appropriate updations Ques The sun is a: a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 4.  What do you call the well-defined areas in the sun's surface that appear darker than their surroundings? a. Solar flares b. Sun shadows c. Solar shades d. Sunspots Please provide appropriate updations Ques What do you call the well-defined areas in the sun's surface that appear darker than their surroundings? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 5.  In four to five billion years, the sun's outer layers will expand as the core's hydrogen fuel is used up, contracts and heats up. What is this phase called? a. Yellow giant phase b. Red giant phase c. Blue giant phase d. White giant phase Please provide appropriate updations Ques In four to five billion years, the sun's outer layers will expand as the core's hydrogen fuel is used up, contracts and heats up. What is this phase called? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 6.  Because of its high temperatures, all matter in the sun is in gas and plasma form. a. True b. False Please provide appropriate updations Ques Because of its high temperatures, all matter in the sun is in gas and plasma form. a. b. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 7.  Who is the 17th century scientist that pioneered telescopic observations of the sun? a. Newton b. Copernicus c. Galileo d. Pasteur Please provide appropriate updations Ques Who is the 17th century scientist that pioneered telescopic observations of the sun? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 8.  What type of solar eclipse occurs when the sun is completely obscured by the moon? a. Annular eclipse b. Partial eclipse c. Total eclipse d. Hybrid eclipse Please provide appropriate updations Ques What type of solar eclipse occurs when the sun is completely obscured by the moon? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 9.  The study of the propagation of pressure waves in the sun is referred to as helioseismology. a. True b. False Please provide appropriate updations Ques The study of the propagation of pressure waves in the sun is referred to as helioseismology. a. b. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 10.  What do you call the visible surface of the sun, which is the layer below which the sun becomes opaque to visible light? a. Photosphere b. Solsphere c. Neurosphere d. Hydrosphere Please provide appropriate updations Ques What do you call the visible surface of the sun, which is the layer below which the sun becomes opaque to visible light? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 11.  The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, which is one of the most important solar missions to date, was jointly built by NASA and the European Space Agency. a. True b. False Please provide appropriate updations Ques The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, which is one of the most important solar missions to date, was jointly built by NASA and the European Space Agency. a. b. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 12.  What do you call a violent explosion in the sun's atmosphere with an energy that is the equivalent of millions of hydrogen bombs? a. Solar wind b. Solar eclipse c. Solar flare d. Solar granulation Please provide appropriate updations Ques What do you call a violent explosion in the sun's atmosphere with an energy that is the equivalent of millions of hydrogen bombs? a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. 13.  inside the sun it is a. pitch black b. dim c. bright d. very bright Please provide appropriate updations Ques inside the sun it is a. b. c. d. Your Name Please describe the changes made by you Please provide appropriate updations Your Name Please comment why is this inappropriate. Think you know more about this quiz!   Please enter your Name and what you would like to tell everyone about Sun Facts  Name: Think you know more about Sun Facts and would like others to know too? Whether its a great fact, a joke, a personal experience or an interesting anecdote, please share it with all the human beings on planet earth. 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