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Differential rotation |
Rotation in which the equator of an object rotates at a different rate than the poles |
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Plages |
Extremely hot spots on the Sun's surface |
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What are the three structural layers of the sun? |
-Core -Radiation Zone -Convection Zone |
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What are the three layers of the atmosphere of the Sun? |
-Corona -Photosphere -Chromosphere |
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Solar Granules |
Rising plumes of the Sun's hot gas |
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Spicules |
Jets of chromospheric gas that surge upward toward the Sun's outer atmosphere |
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How much energy is released when hydrogen is fused to form helium? |
Only .7% of the mass of hydrogen going into a nuclear reaction does not show up in the mass of helium. |
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Hydrostatic equilibrium |
Same as gravitational equilibrium; a state of balance in which force of gravity pulling inward is precisely counteracted by pressure pushing outward. |
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Sun Quakes |
Vibrations of the Sun's surface resulting from movement of gas within the sun which generates vibrations that travel through the sun like sound waves in air |
