Science Quiz 4/29
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LindaforJoseph on April 25, 2010
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11 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Instead, the sun's energy comes | From Nuclear Fusion |
| Photosphere | The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere |
| Nuclear fusion | The process by which hydrogen atoms join together to form helium releasing energy |
| core | The central part of the sun where nuclear fusion occurs |
| Chromosphere | The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere |
| Corona | The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere |
| Solar wind | A stream of electricity charged particles produced by the sun's corona |
| Features on or above the sun's surface | include sunspots, prominences, and solar flares |
| Sunspots | A dark area of gas on the sun that is cooler than surrounding gases |
| Prominences | A loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface, linking parts of sunspot regions |
| Solar flares | An explosion of hydrogen gas from the sun's surface that occurs when loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect |
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