Embark on an illuminating journey with the "Parker Solar Probe Quiz"! Delve into the realm of cutting-edge space exploration as you test your knowledge about this groundbreaking mission. Celebrating a year in its tenure, the Parker Solar Probe aims to decode solar magnetic forces, plasma, the corona, solar winds, and their cosmic impact. This quiz invites you to explore solar storms, enigmatic Earth-space connections, and crucial aspects of the Sun-Earth system. As humanity's closest object to the Sun, this mission holds immense significance. Engage in this interactive experience to uncover NASA's daring venture, showcasing technological marvels, pivotal insights into solar mysteries, and human ingenuity in unraveling the Sun's secrets.
1. What is sometimes called the occurrence of very bright light on the surface of the Sun?
A. Plasma
B. Sun Flare
C. Corona
D. All of above
2. This mission is a part of which program of NASA?
A. Living with a parker
B. Living with a sun
C. Living with a moon
D. Living with a star
3. NASA named Parker Solar Probe in honor of noted astrophysicist ......
A. Eugene Parker
B. Helmut Abt
C. Kurt Adelberger
D. Rana Adhikari
4. When and with what rocket did NASA launch Parker Solar Probe?
A. Delta 11 rocket in 2018
B. Delta 4 rocket in 2018
C. Delta 9 rocket in 2018
D. Delta 17 rocket in 2018
5. In which year did Eugene Parker also first tell about the solar storm of space?
A. 1958
B. 1988
C. 1978
D. 1918
6. The corona is of _____ character at the time of the complete solar eclipse.
A. Black
B. Blue
C. White
D. Dark
7. What is the outer part of the Sun's spectrum called?
A. Kirit
B. Corona
C. Both of above
D. Energy particles
8. Parker Solar Probe Mission is studying ______ around the Sun.
A. Lithosphere
B. Heliosphere
C. Mizosphere
D. None of these
9. What do the four payloads sent with its test and prepare for the Sun's Magnetic fields, Plasma, and energy particles?
A. 2-D image
B. 3-D image
C. 4-D image
D. 8-D image
10. F corona consists of whose particles?
A. Dust particles
B. Plasma particles
C. Magnetic field
D. None of these
11. What is the primary mission of the Parker Solar Probe?
A. Study asteroids
B. Explore Saturn's rings
C. Investigate the Sun's atmosphere
D. Search for exoplanets
12. What is the name of the spacecraft that carries out the Parker Solar Probe mission?
A. Parker
B. Orion
C. Apollo
D. Delta IV Heavy
13. How close does the Parker Solar Probe get to the Sun's surface?
A. 10 million miles (16 million kilometers)
B. 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers)
C. 4 million miles (6.4 million kilometers)
D. 25 million miles (40 million kilometers)
14. Which scientist proposed the existence of the solar wind, which the Parker Solar Probe aims to study?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Isaac Newton
C. Eugene Parker
D. Galileo Galilei
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