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The Sun and Other Stars - Vocabulary
Vocabulary for Chapter 2 (The Sun and Other Stars)
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| Photosphere | the visible surface of the sun |
| Corona | the sun's atmosphere |
| Sunspot | a dark spot on the photosphere |
| Solar flare | a brief burst of energy from the suns photosphere |
| Solar wind | a fast-moving stream of particles thrown into space by solar flares |
| Magnitude | brightess of stars |
| Main sequence | a band of stars that includes most stars of average color,size,magnitude, and temperature |
| Universe | everything that exists--planets,stars,dust,gases,and energy |
| Galaxy | a group of stars,gas, and dust |
| Light year | the distance light travels in one earth year;about 9.5 trillion km |
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