Details Title: 19-1 The Sun Description: The Sun Total Flash Cards: 12 Created: 04/26/2009 16:26:45		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Science Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term The Sun's energy comes from the process called ______ ____________. Definition nuclear fusion Term The intermost layer of the sun's atmosphere is the _____________ Definition photosphere Term The middle layer of the sun is the ____________. Definition chromosphere Term The outmost layer of the sun is the ___________. Definition corona Term When can the photsphere be seen? Definition it is what we always see. Term When can the chromosphere be seen? Definition at the beginning and end of an eclipse Term When can the corona be seen? Definition in the middle of an eclipse Term What is a sun spot? Definition areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gases around them Term What are prominences? Definition redish loops of gases that link different sunspot regions Term What are solar flares? Definition When energy heats gases on the sun to millions of degrees celcius causing hydrogen gas to explode and expand into space. Term Short term changes in the climate on Earth may be related to ________. Definition sun spot cycles Term When solar flares increase solar wind in the corona, what do they cause in Earth's upper atmosphere? Definition magnetic storms