Discuss each question with your team. Be prepared to explain the reasoning behind your team's answers after the quiz.

  1. The Sun's magnetic field ________
    • is much weaker than Earth's.
    • is what holds Earth in its orbit.
    • is wrapped and twisted by the Sun's rotation.
    • is the source of the Sun's energy.
  2. Sunspots are ________
    • scorched areas of the Sun's surface.
    • regions that have darkened due to ash from burning hydrogen.
    • extremely hot zones on the Sun's surface.
    • slightly cooler zones with strong magnetic fields.
  3. Decreasing the temperature of a hot object will cause the light coming from it to become ________
    • fainter and more red.
    • fainter and more blue.
    • brighter and more red.
    • brighter and more blue.
  4. The safe way to view the sun is ________
    • by looking at its image projected on a screen.
    • through one eye at a time.
    • using sunglasses.
    • during a solar eclipse.