Across
- 2. convection cells in the sun's photosphere.
- 4. Orientation and strength of a magnetic field’s manifestation as north and south poles, this changes on the sun every 11 years.
- 5. A period of less numerous sunspots and other solar activity from 1645 to 1715.
- 8. The rotation of a body in which different parts of the body have different periods of rotation; this is true of the Sun
- 10. An area on the Sun where sunspots, prominences, flares, and the like occur.
Down
- 1. bright gases just above the photosphere of the Sun.
- 3. The process by which a rotating, convecting body of conducting matter, such as Earth’s core, can generate a magnetic field.
- 6. Flows of material from the Sun’s equator toward the poles. These flows carry portions of the solar magnetic field and are understood to be one mechanism that helps drive the 11- and 22-year solar activity cycles.
- 7. A model of the Sun’s magnetic cycle in which the differential rotation of the Sun winds up and tangles the solar magnetic field in a 22-year cycle. This is thought to be responsible for the 11-year sunspot cycle.
- 9. The bright visible surface of the Sun.