Unit 3 Flashcards
In a(n) _____ spectrum, some wavelengths are missing.
Dark-line
A(n) _____ indicated the presence of the heat needed to vaporize elements.
Emission Spectra
Sunspots begin to emerge between _____ degrees.
25-30
The Sun has a(n) _____-year magnetic cycle.
22
When two helium-3 nuclei unite, a light form of a(n) _____ nucleus is produced.
Beryllium
The process by which heat and light reach from the Sun to Earth is called _____.
Radiation
When _____ occurs, an electron leaves the atom entirely.
ionization
The normal atomic state is to be electrically _____.
Neutral
In a(n) _____ spectrum, only certain distinct wavelengths are present.
bright-line
The _____ spectrum is an unbroken array of all colors.
Continuous
Solar turbulence is produced by a process called _____.
Convection
_____ forms when a deuteron captures a third proton.
Helium-3
The presence of _____ in the photosphere shows the sun to be turbulent. OR ___ last up to eight minutes on the Sun.
Granules
Peter Zeeman
The ___ effect shows the magnetic nature of sunspots.
when material closer to the Sun’s equator spins faster than materials farther away
Differential rotation
