26.1 26.2 Flashcards
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Plasma
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The fourth state of matter
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Fusion
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The combining of nuclei of lighter elements to form a heavier element
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Photosphere
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The visible surface of the sun
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Chromosphere
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The inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere
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Corona
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The outer layer of the sun pass the photosphere this layer is 1,000,000°C to 3,000,000°C
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Sunspot
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Dark spots on Sunday surface there less hot than the photosphere at 3500°C
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Solar wind
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Solar wind is made of electronically charged particles that fly off into space they fly out about 450 kilometers per second
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Geocentric model
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Model of the universe that states Earth is in the middle of the universe
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Heliocentric model
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States that The sun is centered in the middle of are galaxy
