The Sun Flashcards

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Upper layer of sun atmosphere

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Solar corona

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Sun layers inner to outer

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Core- 200,000 km radius of 10000000c
Radiation-heat conducted with no movement 
Convention- constant motion 
Photosphere- light is given off
Chromosphere above sun surface
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2
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Only time we can see Suns atmosphere

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Solar eclipse

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3
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Arching columns of glowing gas that return to Suns surface

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Solar prominences

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4
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Solar flare

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Jets of glowing gas that shot out from surface and do not return

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5
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Coronal mass ejections

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Huge bubbles of glowing gas that can reach earth

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6
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Process that allows sun to excise

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Fusion

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7
Q

Main fuel source of sun

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Hydrogen

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8
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Sunspots

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Magnetic storms of surface of sun

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9
Q

Einsteins equation

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E=mc^2

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10
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Hydrogen atom with extra neutron

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Deuteron

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11
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Can make a modern day weapon? What do we use

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Fusion

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12
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Power that our power plants make

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Fission

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13
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Photosphere temp

Chromosphere temp

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Photo is 6,000

Chromo is 3,000,000

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14
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Two mechanism that move Suns energy

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Convention and conduction

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15
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Outward pressure of hot gases of the sun

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Hydrostatic equilibrium

16
Q

Another name for deuteron

A

Heavy hydrogen

17
Q

This type of energy is produced every step during fusion

A

Gamma radiation

18
Q

How line is a solar cycle

A

11 years

19
Q

Reading sound waves that travel through the sun is called

A

Helioseismology

20
Q

Luminosity of the sun

A

4*10^26 W

21
Q

Thin spikes that shoot off from chromosphere

A

Spicules

22
Q

How do we see solar wind?

A

Northern lights aka aurora borealis

23
Q

Maximum number of sunspots is called

A

Sunspot maximums

24
Q

Minimum sunspots is called

“Little ice age”

A

Maunder Minimum

25
Q

Super granule

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30,000 km earth sized

26
Q

Granules

A
Texas size 
Dark and light spots
Top is blue
Red is going down
5-10 mins