Astronomy ch. 10-11 Crossword
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
                                                          
 
 
Down: 2) as samll byt rapidly erupting gas jets in the atmosphere of the sun6) protective region containing the Sun and planets created by the solar wind, which prevents penetration by much of the radiation from outside the solar system9) magnetic fields breaking through the photosphere inhibit gas motion where the field is strong10) compression and heating of chromosphere gas by magnetic fields Across: 1) upward in the bright cell centers and downward around the darker edges3) regular 5-minute oscillations and fluctuations of the surface4) the sun's overall energy depends on the 11-year sunspot cycle5) convection currents7) cooler, dark regions on the Sun's surface8) study of vibrations in the Sun's interior9) material from the corona, accelerated out into space11) jets of gas surging out of the photosphere of the sun into the chromosphere, usually at supergranuke boundaries12) state of matter consisting of electrons and ionized atoms13) dark center surrounded by a less dense area14) fastest at the equator, slower at the mid-latitudes, and slowest near the poles15) the solar wind16) brightening of a portion of the sun in light from hydrogen and other atomic species appearing just before a sunspot and then surrounding it17) in the lower chromosphere 18) lowest layer of the Sun's atmosphere19) a few thousand times stronger than Earth's magnetic field20) prominence seen in sillhouette against the photosphere21) 1 to 2 million k
 

 

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