Stars Study Guide

Eruptions that occur when the loops in suns are called

• solar flares

• supernovas

• coronas

• black holes

The center of sun

• core

• chromosphere

• photosphere

• convection zone

The layer of the sun's atmosphere that has a reddish glow is called

• chromosphere

• photosphere

• corona

• crust

Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them are called

• sunspots

• cold zones

• hotspots

• dark zones

The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere that looks like a halo during an eclipse

• corona

• prominence

• solar crown

• chromosphere

the joining of hydrogen atoms to form helium is called

• fusion

• fission

• supernovas

• solar flares

A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• supernovas

• solar flares

The layer of the sun's atmosphere that gives off visible light

• photosphere

• core

• radiation zone

• chromosphere

A stream of electrically charged particles produced by the sun's corona

• solar wind

• solar flares

• corona

• chromosphere

The reddish loops of gas that link parts of sunspot regions

• prominence

• solar winds

• solar flares

• corona