Think you know it, but maybe you don’t? Fun trivia quiz about the Sun!

midnight sun

The phenomenon known as the “midnight sun,” which can be seen in the Arctic or Antarctic around the summer solstice, refers to sunlight continuing for 24 hours because the sun does not set all day. This occurs only during specific periods in the polar regions due to the Earth’s tilt and its revolution around the sun.

Hello

The ring of light that appears around the sun is called a “halo,” a phenomenon caused when sunlight is refracted by ice crystals suspended in the atmosphere in cold climates. It can appear as a circular or arc-shaped bright ring around the sun or the moon.

ultraviolet rays

The ultraviolet (UV) radiation contained in sunlight is harmful to the human body. Prolonged exposure to ultraviolet rays increases the risk of health problems such as skin cancer and cataracts. Although part of the ultraviolet radiation is absorbed by the Earth’s ozone layer, some UV-B and UV-A still reach the ground and can cause health issues.

Aurora

Charged particles emitted by the Sun—plasma known primarily as the solar wind—are captured and deflected by Earth’s magnetic field. When they stream into the atmosphere near Earth’s magnetic poles, they collide with atmospheric molecules and atoms. As a result, these atmospheric particles change their energy states and release light (photons) that we observe as visible light: the aurora. Under certain conditions, such light appears in the sky as beautiful bands or curtains and is known as the aurora borealis (northern lights) or aurora australis (southern lights).

8 pieces

Due to the 2006 redefinition by the International Astronomical Union, the Solar System now has eight planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.