Sun Vocab Lesson 1

Photosphere

• The outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere.

• :The luminous envelope of the star from which its light and heat radiate.

• A thin layer of plasma that lies between the Sun’s visible surface

a brief eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface,

• Solar Flare
• Solar Eclipse
• Solar Wind
• Solar Storm

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Occurs when a neutron slams into a larger atom, forcing it to excite and split into two smaller atoms.

• Nuclear fission
• Nuclear fusion
• Radioactive decay
• Ionization

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is a large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface.

• Comet
• Prominence

• Planet
• Star

 The outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere.

• Photosphere
• Chromosphere
• Corona
• Stratosphere

The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.

• Separation
• Division
• fission

• Fusion

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A spot or patch appearing from time to time on the sun’s surface, appearing dark dark by contrast with its surroundings.

• Sunspot
• Solar flare
• Solar wind
• Corona

The continuous flow of charged particles from the sun which permeates the solar system.

• Solar Wind
• Solar Flare
• Solar Radiation
• Solar Eclipse

A thin layer of plasma that lies between the Sun’s visible surface (the photosphere) and the corona (the Sun’s upper atmosphere).

• Chromosphere
• Troposphere
• Stratosphere
• Mesosphere

describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, ^{: ch1} and magnetic materials.

• Electromagnetic Induction
• Coronal Magnetic Ejection

• Solar Flare

• Magnetic Field

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