Exam 7: The Sun

Which of the following is suggested as the best explanation of the missing solar neutrinos

What is the solar wind, and how does it affect objects in the solar system

What effects does solar activity have on Earth

List and explain the four fundamental forces in nature.  

Fusion occurs in __________ numbers of atomic mass nuclei whereas fission occurs in ___________ numbers of atomic mass nuclei up to _________.

The figure shows the Sun and pairs of sunspots. One could say that there is really a 22-year sunspot cycle because

When four hydrogen are fused to make one helium nuclei, a small amount of matter is converted into what

The ordering of the atmospheric layers of the Sun from outer to inner is chromosphere, corona, photosphere.

-The above image of an aurora on Earth is centered near Earth's rotational axis.

One sees differences in ________ depending on the time in the sunspot cycle.I.the latitude at which most sunspots occur II.the number of sunspots that are visible III)the rotation rate of the Sun's equator IV)the magnetic polarity of the sunspot pair members in a hemisphere

-The above image is a __________ wavelength image of granulation in the ___________.

The corona is heated by magnetic carpets.

-The above image is of the active Sun's corona taken in far ultraviolet wavelengths. If you wanted to show higher elevations of the Sun's corona, which wavelength band would you choose to take your image

Helioseismology is the study of the differential rotation and magnetic field of the Sun.

Sunspots are dark because

What is the explanation for the pattern of granulation seen on the visible surface of the Sun

_______ has the most tightly bound nucleus.

The four fundamental forces in nature are ______________, _____________, ____________________, and _____________________.

Most of the visible light we see coming from the Sun originates from the

-The squiggly dark line in the upper left quadrant of the Sun in the image above is called a ___________.