Star Vocabulary

2. solar ____An eruption of gas from the sun's surface that occurs when the loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect
4. An interstellar cloud of gas and/or dust
5. the very darkest part of the moon's shadow of an eclipse
6. A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.
9. __eclipse, Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth
12. __magnitude, the brightness of a star as seen from Earth
14. sun ____black spots on the sun's surface, cooler than the surrounding area because of the sun's magnetic field that keeps in heat and light
16. __hole; a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.

1. the lighter portion of the Moon's shadow that surrounds the umbra
3. __eclipse; the blocking of sunlight to the moon that occurs when Earth is directly between the sun and the moon
7. __magnitude, how bright a star actually is
8. __dwarf, A small, hot, dim star that is the leftover center of an old star
10. a measure of the total amount of energy radiated by a star or other celestial object per second
11. Creation of energy by joining the nuclei of two hydrogen atoms to form helium.
13. the visible surface of the sun
15. radiant energy emitted by the sun from a nuclear fusion reaction that creates electromagnetic energy