States of Matter and Solar Layers

The combining of the nuclei of lighter elements to form a heavier element

• Nuclear Fusion

• Gravitation

• Regeneration

• Heliocentric

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

NGSS.HS-ESS1-3

NGSS.HS-PS1-8

The fourth state of matter consisting of charged particles

• Gas

• Plasma

• Liquid

• Solid

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

The visible surface of the Sun

• Core

• Corona

• Chromosphere

• Photosphere

The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Photosphere

• Core

The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Photosphere

• Convection Zone

Dark spots on the photosphere

• Solar Flares

• Solar Prominences

• Core

• Sunspots

A stream of electrically charged particles produced by the sun's corona

• Solar Wind

• Auroras

• Solar Flares

• Solar Prominences

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Displays of color and light cause by solar wind interacting with Earth's upper atmosphere

• Solar Wind

• Auroras

• Solar Flares

• Solar Prominences

Large, bright features extending out from the Sun's surface

• Solar Wind

• Auroras

• Solar Flares

• Solar Prominences

Sudden eruptions of electromagnetic radiation that can detach and fly through space

• Solar Wind

• Auroras

• Solar Flares

• Solar Prominences

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS4-3