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solar energy
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energy from the sun
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nuclear fusion
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The reaction by which hydrogen gas changes into helium gas and releases energy in the form of heat and light.
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radiation
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The process by which energy is transferred from one object, such as the Sun, to another object, such as a planet, without the space between them being heated.
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aurora
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Light display that occurs mostly near the poles when gases in Earth's atmosphere glow when hit by charged particles by solar winds.
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Solar flare
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A sudden brightness near a sunspot; explosion of gas from the Sun's surface.
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sun spot
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A relatively darker, cooler area on the Sun's surface that emits charged particles.
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space weather
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The conditions on the surface of the of the Sun that ultimately affect Earth and its atmosphere.
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solar wind
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A stream of electrically charged particles (primarily protons and electrons) that flow outward from the Sun's corona.
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