Earth Science Review: Heat, Fusion & EM Spectrum

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Across
  1. 2. The element produced when hydrogen nuclei fuse inside a main-sequence star
  2. 4. The faint, hot outermost atmosphere of the Sun visible as a white halo during a total solar eclipse
  3. 5. The type of longwave heat energy re-radiated by Earth's surface
  4. 10. The central region of the Sun where high temperature and pressure drive nuclear fusion
  5. 11. A dark, cooler area on the Sun's surface caused by magnetic activity
  6. 13. A sudden, intense explosion of radiation and energy from near sunspots
  7. 15. The full range of electromagnetic radiation ordered by wavelength and frequency
  8. 20. A large, bright loop of glowing gas extending outward from the Sun's surface
  9. 21. The plastic layer of Earth's upper mantle where convection currents drive plate movement
  10. 22. Wavelength category of incoming solar radiation like UV and visible light
  11. 23. The visible surface layer of the Sun that emits most visible light
Down
  1. 1. Heat transfer in fluids driven by temperature and density differences
  2. 3. Heat transfer through direct molecular contact, most effective in solids
  3. 6. The nuclear process that combines light nuclei to form heavier elements and release energy
  4. 7. The color of visible light with the longest wavelength and lowest energy
  5. 8. Type of radiation emitted by Earth compared to incoming shortwave solar radiation
  6. 9. The middle layer of the Sun's atmosphere that glows with a reddish hue
  7. 11. The roughly eleven-year periodic cycle in which sunspot activity increases and decreases
  8. 12. The layer of the Sun where energy moves slowly outward through dense plasma via radiation
  9. 14. The primary fuel element consumed during main-sequence stellar fusion
  10. 16. The only heat transfer method that can travel through empty space
  11. 17. The solar layer where hot plasma rises and cooler plasma sinks to transport energy
  12. 18. The color of visible light with the shortest wavelength and highest energy
  13. 19. Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelength and highest energy