PHY115: Chapter 7 Crossword Name: _______________
Across
- 3. Bubble-like structure that forms by interaction of a magnetic field with the solar wind
- 6. Rapidly moving charged particles streaming out of the Sun (2 words)
- 7. Spontaneous relaxation in the nucleus; releases energy that heats up planetary interiors (2 words)
- 10. The potential energy inside every mass (2 words)
- 11. Rising of hot, low density fluid and sinking of cold, high density fluid
- 12. ________ rocks form by cooling of molten material
Down
- 1. Rugged, light color regions of the Moon
- 2. Forms around all moving charged particles (2 words)
- 4. Components of the atmosphere which absorb infrared but transmit visible light (2 words)
- 5. Relatively smooth, flat, dark surfaces of the moon
- 8. Magnetic _______: constant motion of an electrically conductive fluid forms a global magnetic field
- 9. Deformation (e.g., folds and faults) of surface of objects due to internal processes