8th Grade SSA Vocab Review Space Part 2

Region of strong magnetic activity on the Sun marked by a dark color.

• sunspots

• solar flare

• solar prominence

• solar wind

Sudden increases in brightness on the Sun.

• sunspots

• solar flare

• solar prominence

• solar wind

Clouds of gas that make loops extending into the corona of the Sun.

• sunspots

• solar flare

• solar prominence

• solar wind

Outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere.

• radiative zone

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• corona

The apparent surface of a star.

• radiative zone

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• corona

A large ball of gas held together by gravity with a core so hot that nuclear fusion occurs.

• galaxy

• planet

• universe

• star

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

The inner planets characterized by their rocky surfaces.

• terrestrial

• gas

• ice

• dwarf

The outer planets characterized by their thick atmospheres, low densities, and abundance of moons.

• terrestrial

• gas

• dense

• dwarf

An object that orbits the Sun, has enough mass and gravity to form a sphere, and has objects similar in mass orbiting near it or crossing its orbital path.

• planet

• comet

• dwarf planet

• moon

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

A star and a group of objects orbiting around it.

• galaxy

• universe

• star system

• solar system

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2