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The Sun Vocab
Chapter 2, Section 2 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Nuclear Fusion | the process by which hydrogen atoms join together to form helium, releasing energy |
| Core | the center of the sun |
| Photosphere | the inner layer of the sun's atmosphere |
| Chromosphere | the middle layer of the sun's atmosphere |
| Corona | the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere |
| Solar Wind | a stream of electronically charged particles produced by the sun's corona |
| Sunspot | a dark area of gas on the sun that is cooler than surrounding gases |
| Prominence | a loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface, linking parts of sunspot regions |
| solar flare | an explosion of hydrogen gas from the sun's surface that occurs when loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect |