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vocabulary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nuclear fusion | the process by which nuclei of small atoms combine to form a new , more massive nucleus the process releases energy. |
| Sunspot | a dark area of the photosphere of the sun that is cooler than the surrounding areas and that has a strong magnetic field. |
| Solar Flares | an explosive release of energy that comes frome the sun that is associated with magnetic disturbances on the sins surface |
| Prominence | a loop of relitevly cool, incandescent gas that extends above the photosphere and above the sun's edge as seen from earth. |
| Corona | the rarefied gaseous envelope of the sun and other stars. The sun's corona is normally visible only during a total solar eclipse when it is seen as an irregularly shaped pearly glow surrounding the darkened disk of the moon. |
| Chromosphere | |
| Photosphere | |
| convection zone | |
| radiative zone | |
| core | |
| radiation | |
| convection |