SBCC ASTRONOMY TEST #3 CORRECT
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The place where all of a star's energy is produced is the - ANSWERcore
A positron has what mass? - ANSWERmass of an electron
Deuterium is a form of which element? - ANSWERhydrogen
How many types of neutrinos are there? - ANSWER3
The layer inside the Sun where energy is transported by the movement of hot material
is the - ANSWERconvective zone
The zone of the Sun where the energy is transported by radiation from the lower region
of the zone to the upper region is the - ANSWERradiative zone
How long does it take photons to escape the radiative zone? - ANSWER100,000 years
The upward movement of hot matter and sinking movement of cooler matter transports
energy in which process? - ANSWERconvection
What is the central dark region of a sunspot? - ANSWERumbra
What is the lighter are in a sunspot surrounding the umbra? - ANSWERpenumbra
What is a solar flare? - ANSWERtwisted magnetic field lines that break and then
reconnect, releasing large amounts of radiation.
Solar Prominence - ANSWERGiant arcs of magnetism erupt out of and reenter the
Sun's surface
A coronal mass ejection (CME)? - ANSWERa superflare
The sunspot cycle lasts for a period of - ANSWER11 years
The Sun's magnetic cycle has a period of - ANSWER22 years
Wien's law tells us that - ANSWERin blackbodies, temperature and peak radiation
wavelength (color) are related.
A star on the main sequence shows us - ANSWERtemperature, mass, luminosity, age
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The place where all of a star's energy is produced is the - ANSWERcore
A positron has what mass? - ANSWERmass of an electron
Deuterium is a form of which element? - ANSWERhydrogen
How many types of neutrinos are there? - ANSWER3
The layer inside the Sun where energy is transported by the movement of hot material
is the - ANSWERconvective zone
The zone of the Sun where the energy is transported by radiation from the lower region
of the zone to the upper region is the - ANSWERradiative zone
How long does it take photons to escape the radiative zone? - ANSWER100,000 years
The upward movement of hot matter and sinking movement of cooler matter transports
energy in which process? - ANSWERconvection
What is the central dark region of a sunspot? - ANSWERumbra
What is the lighter are in a sunspot surrounding the umbra? - ANSWERpenumbra
What is a solar flare? - ANSWERtwisted magnetic field lines that break and then
reconnect, releasing large amounts of radiation.
Solar Prominence - ANSWERGiant arcs of magnetism erupt out of and reenter the
Sun's surface
A coronal mass ejection (CME)? - ANSWERa superflare
The sunspot cycle lasts for a period of - ANSWER11 years
The Sun's magnetic cycle has a period of - ANSWER22 years
Wien's law tells us that - ANSWERin blackbodies, temperature and peak radiation
wavelength (color) are related.
A star on the main sequence shows us - ANSWERtemperature, mass, luminosity, age
