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Meteor |
When a chunk off rock burns up in the planets atmosphere |
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Meteorite |
When a chunk off rock strikes the surface off a planet or moon |
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Sun |
Gives off heat |
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Photosphere |
Radiates light and heat from the earths surface |
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Corona |
Sends out electrically charged particles called solar wind |
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Sunspot |
Sunspots are regions on the solar surface that appear dark because they are cooler than the surrounding photosphere
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Prominence |
a large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface.
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Solar flares |
solar flare occurs when magnetic energy that has built up in the solar atmosphere is suddenly released.
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Auroras |
Charged particles that glow |
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Solar wind |
Electrically charged particles |