Across
- 3. The color of visible light with the longest wavelength and lowest energy
- 7. A dark, cooler area on the Sun's surface caused by magnetic activity
- 9. The roughly eleven-year periodic cycle in which sunspot activity increases and decreases
- 11. The visible surface layer of the Sun that emits most visible light
- 13. Electromagnetic waves with the shortest wavelength and highest energy
- 14. Type of radiation emitted by Earth compared to incoming shortwave solar radiation
- 16. The full range of electromagnetic radiation ordered by wavelength and frequency
- 21. Information gathered directly through the five senses or scientific tools
- 23. The type of longwave heat energy re-radiated by Earth's surface
- 25. The layer of gases surrounding Earth held in place by gravity
- 26. Heat transfer in fluids driven by temperature and density differences
- 27. The Earth system containing all liquid, solid, and gaseous water on the planet
- 29. A logical conclusion or interpretation drawn from observations and prior knowledge
Down
- 1. The only heat transfer method that can travel through empty space
- 2. The solid Earth system that includes all rocks, soil, minerals, and landforms
- 4. Wavelength category of incoming solar radiation like UV and visible light
- 5. The layer of the Sun where energy moves slowly outward through dense plasma via radiation
- 6. The primary fuel element consumed during main-sequence stellar fusion
- 7. A sudden, intense explosion of radiation and energy from near sunspots
- 8. The global ecological system containing all living organisms on Earth
- 10. The middle layer of the Sun's atmosphere that glows with a reddish hue
- 12. Heat transfer through direct molecular contact, most effective in solids
- 15. The solar layer where hot plasma rises and cooler plasma sinks to transport energy
- 17. The central region of the Sun where high temperature and pressure drive nuclear fusion
- 18. A type of numerical observation or measurement involving numbers or amounts
- 19. The faint, hot outermost atmosphere of the Sun visible as a white halo during a total solar eclipse
- 20. The color of visible light with the shortest wavelength and highest energy
- 22. The plastic layer of Earth's upper mantle where convection currents drive plate movement
- 24. The nuclear process that combines light nuclei to form heavier elements and release energy
- 28. The element produced when hydrogen nuclei fuse inside a main-sequence star