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Space Science

Chapter 4

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What is the visible surface of the sun photosphere
What is the dark surface of the sun sunspots
what is the outer portion of the sun spot penumbra
What is the darker inner portion of the sunspot umbra
What is a particularly violent event also known as coronal mass ejection Solar flare
what is the lower layer of the sun atmosphere Chromosphere
What is the pointed jets on the chromosphere spicules
what is the outer region of the sun's atmosphere Corna
What is the region of the sun in which energy travels primarily as electromagnetic waves Radiative zone
What form of electromagnetic radiation has the shortest wavelengths x-rays
Which of the following electromagnetic wavelengths can a human eye detect orange light
The sun is mostly composed of hydrogen
the suns surface exist in what state of matter? plasma
seething convective cells on the sun surface are called granules
Which of the following is not a part of the sun's atmosphere? Chromosphere, radiative zone,spicules Radiative zone
Solar winds are composed of what particles? protons and electrons
Which of the following is not part of the inner sun: core convective zone or corona Corona
in what part of the sun is thermonuclear reactions occur core
the main use of solar energy at this time is heating homes and businesses
In the scriptures the sun is called? The greater light to rule the day
What are neutrinos? neutral subatomic particles that is a small percentage of the sun's energy
What is used in a spectroscope to produce a spectrum much like produced in a prism Diffraction grating
the movement of sunspots indicates the sun is rotating
The temperature of the sun spots is _________ than the sun lower
The maximum of sun spots occur every _______ years and the complete cycle is _____ years 11 and 22
The layer of ionized particles in the earth's atmosphere caused by solar wind the ionosphere
What is an instrument that is used by astronomers to produce a artificial solar eclipse when observing the sun's atmosphere Coronagraph
Streams of plasma that rise up and descends from the sun's corona prominences
In this zone the plasma rises to the surface, cools, and descends into the sun's interior convective
Semiconductor device used to produce electricity from sunlight. Photovaltic cells
Why does the moon appear larger than the sun? The moon is much closer to the earth than the sun.
What is the distance from the sun to the earth? 150 Kilometers
what is the diameter of the sun? 1.4 million KM
What is distance from the crest of one wave to the crest of the next wave Wavelength
what is the astronomer's tool that identifies chemical elements in an incandescent light source spectroscope
The most abundant element in the sun hydrogen
The element that was discovered in the sun before it was found on the earth helium
The Bible talks about the heavens "waxing old" how is this seen in the sun The sun is losing matter over time. It will have an end someday.
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