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AGE OF THE SUN 4.6 BILLION YEARS
TEMPERATURE OF SUN'S CORE 15 MILLION DEGREES C (27 MILLION DEGREES F)
THE SUN ACCOUNTS FOR __% OF THE MASS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM. 99.8
LOOPS OF GAS (PLASMA) CONNECTING SUNSPOT REGIONS SOLAR PROMINENCES
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SUN (OR A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE SUN), YOU ARE SEEING THE __. PHOTOSPHERE
OUTER LAYER OF THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE. CORONA
NUCLEAR FUSION TAKES PLACE IN __ THE CORE
TO PRODUCE ENERGY, THE SUN FUSES __ ATOMS TO FORM __ ATOMS. HYDROGEN; HELIUM
SUNSPOTS ARE DARKER THAN THE REST OF THE PHOTOSPHERE BECAUSE THEY ARE __. COOLER
HOW MUCH LONGER IS THE SUN'S FUEL EXPECTED TO LAST? 5 BILLION MORE YEARS
MIDDLE LAYER OF THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE CHROMOSPHERE
INNER LAYER OF THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE WHERE VISIBLE LIGHT IS PRODUCED PHOTOSPHERE
LENGTH OF A SOLAR CYCLE 11 YEARS
SOLAR STORMS (FLARES & CMEs) ARE ASSOCIATED WITH (choose one) SOLAR MINIMUM / SOLAR MAXIMUM. SOLAR MAXIMUM
THE COLOR LAYER OF THE SUN'S ATMOSPHERE CHROMOSPHERE
THE PART OF THE SUN THAT IS VISIBLE ONLY DURING A SOLAR ECLIPSE CORONA
THE SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECT WITH THE GREATEST GRAVITATIONAL PULL THE SUN!
THE TIME IT TAKES FOR LIGHT TO REACH THE EARTH FROM THE SUN ABOUT 8-9 MINUTES
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