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- 3. Is the outer-most layer of the solar interior.
- 4. giant- A star that has low surface temperature and a diameter that is large relative to the sun.
- 6. Is a chemical element with the symbol He,It is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, non-toxic, inert, monatomic gas and the first in the noble gas group in the periodic table.
- 9. flare- An intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots.
- 10. Are phenomena on the Sun's photosphere that appear as temporary spots that are darker than the surrounding areas.
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- 1. In the core of the Sun hydrogen is being converted into helium.
- 2. The outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere where strong magnetic fields bind plasma and prevent turbulent solar winds from escape.
- 5. For it appears bright red when viewed during a solar eclipse.
- 7. It takes four hydrogen atoms to fuse into each helium atom.
- 8. wind- A flow of particles that comes off the sun at about one million miles per hour and travels throughout the entire solar system.