the sun is made of of 73% of this element
what is hydrogen
heat transfer in the sun
what is convection
energy emitted as waves of light particles
what is radiation
best telescope location for infrared
what are mountain tops
what is the core
when small nuclei combine into larger nuclei
what is nuclear fusion
matter gains energy through this
what is heat
what are dust and dead stars
cooler and darker areas caused by the magnetic field
what are sun spots
examples of these include lightning and light bulbs
what is plasma
when an object gains heat it gains this
what is energy
energy producing matter not visible to the human eye
what is dark matter
the layer only visible during a total eclipse
triple alpha thermal runaway reaction is known as this
what is a helium flash
device used to measure wavelengths of light
what is spectrometer
fusion reactions create particles that make up this
what is solar wind
in red super giants, hydrogen fuses into this
what is helium
in red super giants, after hydrogen fuses into helium, it later fuses into these 3 heavier elements
what are carbon, oxygen, and iron