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6th Grade Astronomy Chapter 3 Sec 1 & 2

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geocentric   earth centered  
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heliocentric   sun centered  
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ellipse   an oval shape  
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nuclear fusion   hydrogen atoms join together to make helium  
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radiation zone   region of very lightly packed gas where energy is transferred mainly in the form of electric magnetic radiation  
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convection zone   outermost layer of the sun's interior  
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photospere   inner layer of the sun's atmosphere  
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chromosphere   middle layer of sun's atmosphere  
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corona   outer layer of sun's atmosphere  
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solar wind   streams of electrically charged particles  
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sunspots   areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them  
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prominences   huge reddish loops of gas  
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solar flares   eruptions of gas into space  
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