Central core of the Sun is called
1.photosphere
2. ionosphere
3. chromospheres
4. corona
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Eleven year cycle refers to
1. the appearance of sunspots once in eleven years
2. life time of sunspots
3. period of variation in number of sunspots between two minima
4. period of variation in number of sunspots from maximum to minimum
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If T is the surface temperature of the Sun the energy radiated is
1. proportional to T2
2. proportional to T4
3. inversely proportional to T4
4. inversely proportional to T2
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Most brilliant nova was observed by
1.Bethe
2. Copernicus
3. Tycho Brahe
4. Kepler
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Primary constituents of the Sun are
1. hydrogen and heavy elements
2. hydrogen and helium
3. heavy elements
4. helium and heavy elements
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Solar constant can be determined by the instrument called
1. pyrometer
2. pyroheliometer
3. thermopile
4. thermometer
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Solar energy is due to
1. nuclear fission
2. nuclear fusion
3. both fission and fusion
4. combination of gases
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Solar wind is produced from
1. photosphere
2. ionosphere
3. chromospheres
4. corona
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Stars that suddenly attain large brightness and may be seen even during day time and slowly fades away are called
1.novae
2. comets
3. meteors
4.asteroids
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Sunspots
1. occur at random
2. vary from maximum to zero
3. vary from minimum to maximum
4. occur in fixed number
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Sunspots represents regions of
1. high temperature
2.large magnetic field
3. craters
4. brightness
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Supernova is
1. a comet
2. a proto star
3. a large nova
4. a shooting star
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The amount of Suns radiation received per second by unit area of a black body on Earth with its surface perpendicular to atmosphere when the Earth is at mean distance from the sun is called
1. solar radiation
2. solar wind
3. solar energy
4. solar constant
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The mass of the Sun is
1. 1.39 ? 109 kg
2. 1.969 ? 1030 kg
3.1.39 ? 1033 kg
4.1.85 ? 6523 kg
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The rate of radiation of energy by the Sun is
1. 4 ? 1026 Js-1
2. 1.969 ? 1030 Js-1
3. 1.496 ? 1011 Js-1
4. 1.39 ? 109 Js-1
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The unit of solar constant is
1. Jm-2
2. Wm-2K-1
3. Wm-2
4. Jm-2K-1
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Which of the following is NOT important type of stars
1. double and multiple stars
2. intrinsically variable star
3.shooting stars
4. novae and supernovae
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Who suggested that the proton cycle is the source of solar energy
1. Kepler
2. Tycho Brahe
3. Hans Bethe
4. Copernicus
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