8th Grade Chapter 3 Section 2 The Sun
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 core | central region where nuclear fusion occurs |
| radiation zone | middle layer of sun's interior |
| convection zone | outermost layer of sun's interior |
| photosphere | inner layer of sun's atmosphere-layer you can see |
| chromosphere | middle layer of sun's atmosphere |
| corona | outer layer of sun's atmosphere |
| sunspots | areas of gas on sun's surface that are cooler than gases around them |
| prominences | huge reddish loops of gas that link different sunspot regions |
| solar flares | eruptions of gas from sun's surface that occurs when loops in sunspot regions connect |
| solar wind | stream of electrically charged particles that come from the sun's corona |
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