PHY115: Chapter 7 Crossword Name: _______________

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Across
  1. 3. Bubble-like structure that forms by interaction of a magnetic field with the solar wind
  2. 6. Rapidly moving charged particles streaming out of the Sun (2 words)
  3. 7. Spontaneous relaxation in the nucleus; releases energy that heats up planetary interiors (2 words)
  4. 10. The potential energy inside every mass (2 words)
  5. 11. Rising of hot, low density fluid and sinking of cold, high density fluid
  6. 12. ________ rocks form by cooling of molten material
Down
  1. 1. Rugged, light color regions of the Moon
  2. 2. Forms around all moving charged particles (2 words)
  3. 4. Components of the atmosphere which absorb infrared but transmit visible light (2 words)
  4. 5. Relatively smooth, flat, dark surfaces of the moon
  5. 8. Magnetic _______: constant motion of an electrically conductive fluid forms a global magnetic field
  6. 9. Deformation (e.g., folds and faults) of surface of objects due to internal processes