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| Magnetic disturbances found on the photosphere, they are cooler than the surroundin gases |
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| How many times would the Earth fit into the sun? |
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| What state of matter is the sun? |
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| What is the hottest layer of the sun? |
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| What takes place in the convection zone? |
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| Gases rise and fall, before the energy is taken into place. |
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| The visible layer of the sun. |
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| What are the layers that make up the sun's atmosphere? |
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| The chromosphere and the corona. |
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| When is the corona visible? |
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| Solar wind particles interacting with Earth's magnetic field. |
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| Where on earth are auroras visible? |
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| A chunk of the Earth went into orbit around the earth. |
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| How did mountains form on the moon? |
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| The ground was thrust upwards by the force of an impact. |
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| Why is the moon considered inactive? |
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| It is a solid rock (no plant life) and has no volcanic activity. |
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| Why do we only see one side of the moon? |
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| The moon completes a rotation and an orbit at the same time. |
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| Large dark spots on the moon. |
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| What did scientists discover when they brought back moonrocks from the Mare? |
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| The rocks resembeled basalts in lava flows. |
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| Why are higlands on the moon brighter than the Mare? |
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| They reflect more sunlight. |
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| What is the shape of the moon's orbit around the earth? |
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| What does a waxing moon mean? |
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| It is changing from dark to light. |
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| What does a waning moon mean? |
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| Changing from light to dark. |
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| When the moon passis into Earths umbra. |
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| The earth's is on an angle, and it rotates around the sun. |
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| Why are the northern and southern hemispheres in different seasons? |
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| They Earth is tilted, so when one hemisphere is facing the sun, the other hemisphere is facing away. |
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| When does the sun rise directly from the east and set directly in the west? |
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| On the spring or fall equinox. |
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| Why are summer days hotter than winter days? |
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| The hemisphere is in direct sunlight(tilted towards the sun) in the summer. |
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| In the northern hemisphere, which season is the earth closest to the sun? |
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When is the:
Vernal equinox
Summer solstice
Autumnal Equinox
Winter solstice |
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On:
March 21st
June 21st
September 21st
December 21st |
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