Across
- 2. the outer weak layer of the solar atmosphere
- 5. the first layer of the solar atmosphere found directly above the photosphere
- 6. the study of the properties of light that depend on wavelength
- 8. FUSION the way in which the sun produces energy
- 9. the region of the sun that radiates energy to space
- 10. The arrangement of electromagnetic radiation according to wavelength
- 16. a bright display of ever-changing light caused by solar radiation interacting with the upper atmosphere in the region of the poles
- 18. a telescope that uses a lens to bend and concentrate light from distant objects
- 20. a small packet of light energy
Down
- 1. a concentration of gases above the solar surface that appears as a bright archlike structure
- 3. a telescope that concentrates light from distant objects by using a concave mirror
- 4. the apparent change in frequency of electromagnetic or sound waves
- 7. the property of a lens whereby light of different colors is focused at different places
- 11. uninterrupted band of light emitted by and incandescent solid, liquid, or gas under pressure
- 12. a telescope designed to make observation in radio wavelengths
- 13. a continuous spectrum produced when white light is passed through a cool gas under low pressure
- 14. a series of bright lines of particular wavelengths produced by a hot gas under low pressure
- 15. FLARE a sudden and tremendous eruption in the solar chromosphere
- 17. streams of protons and electrons ejected at high speed from the solar corona
- 19. a dark on the sun