SUN QUIZ

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  1. What is the (approximate) age of the sun?

    2. Your answer:
    2000 million years
    5000 million years
    8000 million years
    10000 million years

  2. What is the etymology of the word "parasol"?

    3. Your answer:
    par=of; sa=sun god; sol=sun
    parare=shield; sol=sun
    par=equal; sol=sun
    para=highest; sol=sun

  3. Who was forced to retract his theory of a heliocentric universe?

    4. Your answer:
    Galileo
    Kepler
    Copernicus
    Aristotle

  4. How does the sun effect our physical state?

    5. Your answer:
    By lowering the risk of cancer
    By stimulating the glands in the eye that regulate hormones
    By providing vitamin C
    By improving motor skills

  5. Who was the Sumerian god of the sun?

    6. Your answer:
    Shamash
    Re
    Utu
    Apollo

  6. How many basic layers of sun gasses are there?

    7. Your answer:
    Two
    Three
    Four
    Five

  7. What is SAD?

    8. Your answer:
    Sun Attraction Disorder
    Seasonal Affective Disorder
    The opposite of happy
    Sun Aversion Disorder

  8. What is the (approximate) radius of the sun?

    9. Your answer:
    400,000 kilometers
    700,000 kilometers
    900,000 kilometers
    2,000,000 kilometers

  9. What is the name of the sun's outer shell layer?

    10. Your answer:
    Corona
    Core
    Radiation zone
    Photosphere

  10. Where is the oldest known sundial located?

    11. Your answer:
    Egypt
    Mexico
    Iran
    India

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