Formative Flashcard on 6.4a&b

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What does Earth's energy budget track?

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Earth's energy budget tracks how much energy flows in and out of Earth's climate.

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What are areas of gas on the sun’s surface that are cooler than the gases around them called?

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Sun spots.

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What is the process called where hydrogen atoms join to form helium?

Back

Thermonuclear Fusion.

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What is a stream of charged particles produced by the corona known as?

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Solar Wind.

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What layer of the sun’s atmosphere gives off visible light?

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Photosphere.

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What is the term for the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere?

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Corona.

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What phenomenon occurs when solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field?

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Auroras.

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What is the main source of energy for the Earth?

Back

The Sun.

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What is the term for the explosion of energy from the sun's surface?

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Solar Flare.

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What is the name of the process that powers the sun?

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Nuclear Fusion.