The sun
Nuclear and Plasma Processes
Radiation
Energy
100

the sun is made of of 73% of this element

what is hydrogen

100

heat transfer in the sun

what is convection

100

energy emitted as waves of light particles

what is radiation

100

best telescope location for infrared 

what are mountain tops

200
the hottest part of the sun where nuclear fusion occurs

what is the core

200

when small nuclei combine into larger nuclei

what is nuclear fusion

200

matter gains energy through this

what is heat

200
these are considered early dark matter objects

what are dust and dead stars

300

cooler and darker areas caused by the magnetic field

what are sun spots

300

examples of these include lightning and light bulbs

what is plasma

300

when an object gains heat it gains this

what is energy

300

energy producing matter not visible to the human eye

what is dark matter

400

the layer only visible during a total eclipse

what is the corona
400

triple alpha thermal runaway reaction is known as this

what is a helium flash

400

device used to measure wavelengths of light

what is spectrometer

500

fusion reactions create particles that make up this

what is solar wind

500

in red super giants, hydrogen fuses into this

what is helium

500

in red super giants, after hydrogen fuses into helium, it later fuses into these 3 heavier elements

what are carbon, oxygen, and iron

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