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Across
- 1. A region on the Sun's surface that appears dark and is cooler than the surrounding areas
- 3. Auroral research facility based in Alaska
- 5. A sudden explosion on the Sun's surface that releases a burst of energy and charged particles into space
- 6. The magnetic field surrounding the Earth that protects it from harmful solar radiation
- 9. A disturbance in the Earth's magnetic field caused by solar activity
- 10. A large explosion in the Sun's atmosphere that ejects clouds of electrons, ions, and atoms into space
Down
- 2. A period of high solar activity that occurs approximately every 11 years
- 4. The layer of the Sun's atmosphere where solar flares and coronal mass ejections originate
- 7. A stream of charged particles emitted from the Sun's upper atmosphere
- 8. The maximum number of sunspots observed on the Sun's surface during a solar cycle