Science Chap. 2-2 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
Nuclear Fusion | The process in which hydrogen atoms join together to form helium, releasing energy |
Core | The central part of the sun where nuclear fusion occurs. |
Photosphere | The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere. |
Chromosphere | The middle layer of the suns atmosphere. |
Corona | The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere. |
Solar Wind | A stream of electrically charged particles produced by the sun's corona. |
Sunspot | An area of the sun where the gas on the surface is cooler than the gas surrounding it. |
Prominence | A loop of gas connecting sunspots. |
Solar flare | An explosion of hydrogen gas from the sun's surface that occurs when sunspot regions suddenly connect. |
How is energy produced in the sun's core? | Through nuclear fusion, turning hydrogen into helium. |
Name the three layers of the sun's atmosphere | Photosphere, Chromosphere and Corona. |
Name three features found on the surface of the sun. | Sunspots, prominences, and solar flares. |
Why do sun spots look darker than the rest of the sun's photosphere? | Sunspots are areas of cooler gas, and cooler gas gives off less light. |
How do sunspots change over time? | By the changes in climate on earth. |
What is a solar flare and how can it effect us? | Solar flares occur when the gas on the surface of the sun explodes and connects sun spot regions. How it effects us is that when a solar flare occurs it gives off a lot of solar wind, which can effect us at the poles more than anywhere else by creating m |
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