The Sun

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Where does the sun convert matter into energy?

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core

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Auroras are frequently seen

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after strong solar flares and CMEs

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Sunspots vary in number throughout a cycle that lasts about...

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10 yrs

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In the equation E=mc², the letter E represents

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the energy that is produced by the sun during nuclear fusion

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What elements make up most of the sun’s mass?

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hydrogen and helium

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A large amount of plasma/charged articles thrown off the sun’s corona that can affect Earth’s magnetic field and cause geomagnetic storms (including auroras) are called...

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a coronal mass ejection.

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During nuclear fusion in the sun, what occurs?

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4 hydrogen nuclei combine to produce a 1 helium nucleus.

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What is a prominence on the sun?

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Plasma that arches along magnetic field lines from one sunspot to another

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In which area of the sun does gas rise as it heats up, then fall back down as it cools? Options: the core, the radiation zone, the convection zone, the corona

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the convection zone

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When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing? Options: photosphere, chromosphere, corona, convection zone

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photosphere