15 more (harder) questions on the Sun:
The quiz above includes the following questions:
- Once the hydrogen fusion has stopped in its core, what will the Sun become?
- The sun rotates faster…
- What is the visible ‘surface’ of the Sun called?
- The thickness of the photosphere is ...
- What is the outermost atmosphere of the Sun called?
- In which order, going outwards, are the following layers around the core of the Sun?
- Compared to the surrounding photosphere, the temperature of sunspots is ...
- What is the predicted final stage of the Sun before being completely extinguished?
- How much power is received from the sun on the surface of the Earth?
- What is the temperature of the core of the Sun?
- What happens in a solar cycle minimum?
- How long will it take a photon, once born, to reach the surface of the Sun?
- What is the Sun’s diameter?
- Which of the following is the hottest?
- How long does it take the Sun to rotate?