The Sun Vocab Word Scramble
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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 |
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