Stars & EM Spectrum
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Apparent Magnitude | a property that describes how bright the star looks to an observer on Earth
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| Blue Star | This is the hottest type of star
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| Absolute magnitude | describes the true brightness of a star, if they were all viewed from the same distance
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| Yellow Star | This is type of star has a medium temperature
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| Radiation Zone | part of the Sun where energy travels from the center of the sun to the surface
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| Convection Zone | The surface layer of the Sun where hot gas rises to the surface, then cools and sinks
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| Core | The part of the Sun where nuclear fusion combines hydrogen atoms into helium.
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| Red Star | This is the coolest type of star.
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| Corona | A part of the Sun's atmosphere that is visible during an eclipse.
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| Solar Flare | A bright sudden eruption of hot hydrogen gas in the sun's atmosphere.
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| Sun Spot | A relatively cool area on the sun's photosphere
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| Prominence | A glowing loop of gas which erupts from the surface of the sun.
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| Electromagnetic Spectrum | The way we classify wavelengths of energy
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| Radio wave | The weakest wave, with the longest wavelength. Used for Wifi.
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| Microwave | Used to send cell-phone signals and cook food
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| Infrared | Heat. Used in thermal photography
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| Visible Light | The wavelengths of energy that you can see. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, & violet.
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| Ultra Violet | The rays from the sun that can give you sunburn, skin cancer, & cataracts
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| X-Rays | These waves pass through skin and muscle, allowing us to take pictures of bones.
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| Gamma Rays | The strongest waves with the shortest wavelength. Given off by nuclear reactions.
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