Unit 5 Vocab

4. middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere, that gives the sun its color
8. Nuclear reaction where the nuclei of different atoms form into a heavier element
9. major event, radio blackouts and long radiation storms
12. a large cloud of energetic plasma erupting from the corona into space , causing a disruption in the radio waves on earth
13. center of the sun where nuclear fusion occurs
15. Reddish loops of gas that link different parts of sunspots

1. explosions from the superheated has on the surface of the sun, near sunspots
2. Outermost layer of the sun’s atmosphere, responsible for the solar wind
3. a body in orbit around a planet or moon
5. areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gas around them
6. electric phenomenon caused by the interaction of light particles in the sky
7. the outermost layer of the sun’s interior, forms loops of gas that move heat to the surface
10. streams of electrically charged particles
11. a region of very tightly packed gas where energy is transferred in the form of electromagnetic radiation
14. small flares with almost no effects on earth
16. medium radio blackout and minor radiation storms