| A | B |
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| sun | a hot ball of gases that produces the light, heat, and radiation energy for the solar system |
| sun spots | cooler areas on the surface of the sun |
| flares | violent explosions that usually occur over sunspots |
| prominences | surges of glowing gas rising from the surface |
| moon | the satellite of the Earth |
| eclipse | when one body passes through the shadow of another |
| solar eclipse | when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun creating a shadow on the Earth’s surface |
| total solar eclipse | the moon totally covers the sun |
| partial solar eclipse | the moon only covers part of the sun |
| annular solar eclipse | the moon is at its farthest from the Earth and is too small to cover the Sun completely |
| lunar eclipse | when the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon |
| total lunar eclipse | the Earth’s shadow totally covers the moon |
| partial lunar eclipse | the Earth’s shadow only partly covers the moon |
