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Chapter 11 def Q1
Science
Question | Answer |
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photosphere | the surface of the sun |
chromosphere | the atmosphere of the sun, located above the suns surface |
corona | the outermost part of the sun, located above the suns chromosphere |
sunspot | dark spots on the surface of the sun |
faculae | bright cloud of gas on the suns surface |
solar flare | temporary flash created by solar storms that explode from the suns surface |
solar promince | a huge stream of gas that extends out from the surface of the sun |
solar wind | elecrically charged particles from the sun, carried from the sun, to the earths atmosphere |
aurora | the light show near the earths poles that is caused by the solar wind and earths magnetic field |
revolution | the orbit around a point |
axis | imaginary line around which planets rotate |
rotation | the turn of a point around its axis |
terrestrial planet | a rocky, dense planet |