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18 Cards in this Set
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The atmosphere of the sun is called the ....
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corona
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The process the sun used to generate its massive amount of energy is ....
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fusion
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When we have a solar eclipse, we can see the ___ of the sun around the blacked-out spot where the sun should be.
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corona
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Little black spots on the sun that have a lot of magnetic activity around them are....
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sunspots
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Large arches emanating from the sun's surface are....
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prominences
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Sunspots tend to appear periodically approximately every ____ years.
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When hydrogen atoms stick together to make helium and releasing energy, the process is called....
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fusion
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Fusion is the combining of smaller atoms to release energy whereas ____ is the splitting of large atoms to release energy.
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fission
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Whe hydrogen fuses to make helium, some of the _____ of the hydrogen gets turned into energy instead of different matter.
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mass
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The surface of the sun, from which light comes is the....
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photosphere
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The center of the sun or ____ is the hottest part of the sun and the solar system.
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core
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Sunspot and prominence and flare activity all cause ____ to be released.
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solar wind
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Solar wind can create havoc with ___ and ____ on earth
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power systems
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When the moon gets completely in front of the sun and blocks out the light entirely, it is called a...
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total solar eclipse
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When the earth completely blocks out light from reaching the moon, it is called a ....
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total lunar eclipse
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The area of darkest shadow in an eclipse is called...
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umbra
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The area of an eclipse of partial shadow is called....
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penumbra
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Eclipses will only occur during ____ moon phases
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full or new
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