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Which is it?
Parts and Features of the Sun
Star colors and Types
Why?
It comes from stars?
100
made of rock and minerals and revolves around the Sun
asteroid
100
only seen during solar eclipse
Corona
100
coolest color of star
red
100
Why do meteors almost always burn up in the mesosphere?
Gravity of Earth pulls them in faster and faster until friction from the atmosphere burns them up.
100
What is a Prominence?
large, bright, gaseous feature extending outward from teh Sun's surface, often in a loop
200
has a long, gaseous tail
comet
200
cooler, darker areas of the Sun
Sunspots
200
hottest stars are:
blue
200
Why is it called the Milky Way?
The stars are dense toward the center of the galaxy and it appears to have white streaks.
200
What part of the Sun gives it its light?
photosphere
300
located between Mars and Jupiter
asteroids
300
loop fo plasma
prominence
300
size and type of our Sun
medium sized and yellow
300
Why do asteroids, meteors and comets not have atmospheres or moons?
They do not have enough mass to have enough gravity.
300
What part of the Sun gives it its yellow color?
chromosphere
400
has thick atmosphere
none of them
400
part of the Sun where most fusion occurs
core
400
These colors of stars are sometimes supergiants (name two)
blue, blue-white, Yellow, Red
400
Why do red dwarfs last so long?
maybe because they burn so dimly that they burn long
400
What type star gives off the most dangerous radiation?
Blue Giants
500
rotates around the Sun
NONE OF THEM!!! THEY REVOLVE!!!
500
part of the Sun form where light is radiated
photosphere
500
These color stars are sometimes dwarfs.
brown, black, white, red, yellow
500
Why do some asteroids have long, elliptical orbits?
They are out-gassed comets.
500
Name 3 EM waves that come from stars.
Gamma, X-rays, Ultraviolet, Visible Light, Infrared, microwaves, Radio waves