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CH10 Sun Info
Mass of the sun,
Visual diameter of the sun,
Luminosity of the sun
13
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10-1 The Photosphere
The photosphere,
Size of the photosphere,
Average temperature of the photos...
4
cards
10-2 The Chromosphere
The chromosphere,
How thick is the chromosphere,
Solar granulation
4
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10-3 Temperatures in the Sun's Atmosphere
Photosphere temperature,
Lower chromosphere temperature,
Top of the chromosphere
8
cards
10-4 Sunspots
Sunspots,
The sunspot cycle,
The sun s rotation
3
cards
10-5 The Sun's Magnetic Fields
Solar magnetic fields,
The zeeman effect,
Helioseismology
4
cards
10-6 Effects of Magnetic Fields
Plage,
Filament,
Prominence
8
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10-7 Thermonuclear Reactions
How does the sun produce its energy,
The proton proton chain step one,
The proton proton chain step two
4
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10-8 The Solar Model
Why doesn t the sun shrink down t...,
Sun s core,
The radiative zone
5
cards
10-9 Solar Neutrinos
How many neutrinos does the sun p...,
Where are the missing neutrinos
2
cards
10 Key Ideas
The sun s atmosphere,
The convective zone,
The chromosphere
19
cards
10 Key Terms
Chromosphere,
Convective zone,
Core of the sun
35
cards
11-1 Stellar Parallax
Closest star to sun,
Stellar parallax
2
cards
11-2 Magnitude Scales
Apparent brightness m,
The brightest star,
How many stars of magnitude 6 pro...
5
cards
11-3 Absolute Magnitudes and Luminosities
Absolute magnitude m,
How to calculate absolute magnitude,
The inverse square law
4
cards
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