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Where nuclear fusion takes place
the core
What are the terrestrial planets?
Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
How many planets are considered "inner planets"
4
Outermost layer of the sun's interior
Convection zone
The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere
Chromosphere
Streams of electrically charged particles
Solar Wind
The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere
Corona
What is the photosphere?
Inner layer of the sun's atmosphere, it gives off visible light
What is the radiation zone?
A region of very tightly packed gas where energy is transferred mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation
What is nuclear fusion?
the process where hydrogen atoms join together to create helium atoms
What is a prominence?
A hug reddish loop of gas that links parts of a sunspot region
The difference between solar wind and solar flare
Solar Wind: streams of electrically charged particles
Solar Flare: eruption of gas from the sun's surface