Vocabulary
Photon: a particle of light
Solar Flare: a violent explosion on the sun’s surface.
Nuclear Fusion: the merging together of atoms to form a heavier nucleus, huge amounts of nuclear energy are released in the process.
Plasma: A very high energy and hot form of matter. Electrons are removed from atoms, leaving atoms with a positive electrical charge.
Solar Prominence: plasma loop flowing between sunspots.
Solar Flare: a violent explosion on the sun’s surface.
Nuclear Fusion: the merging together of atoms to form a heavier nucleus, huge amounts of nuclear energy are released in the process.
Plasma: A very high energy and hot form of matter. Electrons are removed from atoms, leaving atoms with a positive electrical charge.
Solar Prominence: plasma loop flowing between sunspots.