The Sun

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Across
  1. 2. The solar ___________ is the beginning of the solar cycle when the Sun has the fewest sunspots.
  2. 5. A solar __________ is a sudden explosion of energy from the surface of the Sun.
  3. 7. Lights in the sky that we see at the North and South poles when CMEs reach Earth.
  4. 10. Solar __________ is the movement of particles on the surface of the Sun.
  5. 11. The ________ cycle is the cycle that the Sun’s magnetic field goes through approximately every 11 years.
  6. 12. Areas that appear dark on the surface of the Sun.
Down
  1. 1. A huge bubble of radiation and particles from the Sun.
  2. 3. The solar ___________ is the middle of the solar cycle when the Sun has the most sunspots.
  3. 4. A rock or a piece of metal that can pull certain types of metal toward itself.
  4. 6. To _________ means to push something away.
  5. 8. To __________ means to pull something closer.
  6. 9. A magnetic ___________ is the area around a magnet where pieces of metal and other magnets are affected by the magnet.