| A | B |
|---|
| Nuclear fusion | hydrogen crashing together to make helium |
| Helium | The byproduct of Nuclear fusion in the Sun's core. |
| Gravity and inertia | What keeps the sun in orbit? |
| Gravity and fusion | What keeps the sun's shape? |
| Heat and light | What does Earth get from the sun? |
| Photosphere | the surface of the sun |
| Hydrogen | is the most abundant gas in the sun |
| Red giant | when the sun begins to die it will turn into a ____. |
| medium | What size is our sun? |
| core | The inner most layer of the sun where Nuclear Fusion occurs. |
| Chromosphere | The inner thicker layer of the Sun's atmosphere. |
| Carona | The outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere. |
| Covection zone | The layer of the Sun that lies between the radiation zone and the photosphere, consisting of large cells of rising and sinking gases. |
| eclipse | An event where a heavenly body or its shadows blocks the view of another body. |
| prominence | An enormous formation of gas that rises above the surface of the sun. |
| radiation zone | The area of the Sun that surrounds the core. |
| Sunspots | Areas of lower temperature on the surface of the sun. |
| Solar flare | A sudden release of energy that sends hot gas into the Sun's atmosphere. |
| Solar wind | A large blast of hot air caused by flares and other events on the Sun's surface. |
| 8 1/2 | How many minutes does it take light from the sun to reach earth? |
