The Sun

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Across
  1. 3. A state of matter consisting of superheated gas with an electrical charge found in the Sun.
  2. 9. A spacecraft launched to study the Sun’s outer layers and solar activity.
  3. 10. The process in which hydrogen atoms combine to form helium releasing energy that fuels the Sun.
  4. 11. A force that attracts objects toward each other it keeps the Sun’s mass together and holds the solar system in place.
Down
  1. 1. The layer outside the core where energy moves outward slowly via radiation taking millions of years to travel through.
  2. 2. The outer layer where hot gases rise to the surface cool down and sink back creating convection currents.
  3. 3. Particles of light that carry energy away from the Sun and eventually reach Earth.
  4. 4. The Sun and all celestial bodies that orbit it including planets moons asteroids and comets.
  5. 5. The most abundant element in the Sun serving as the primary fuel for nuclear fusion.
  6. 6. A star at the center of the solar system that provides light and heat to Earth.
  7. 7. The innermost layer of the Sun where nuclear fusion occurs generating immense energy.
  8. 8. The element produced from hydrogen fusion releasing energy that powers the Sun.