Parallax gets _________________________; distance gets bigger.
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smaller
When great currents of hot material rise inside the Sun (and cooler material sinks
downward), energy is being transferred by a process known as _____________________________.
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convection
Stereoscopic vision
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brains compare views of the left and right eyes to estimate nearby distance
What type of spectrum results from the chromosphere?
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red light-emission spectrum
What is happening in the Radiative Zone in the Sun?
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hotter photons moving to cooler regions
The sun's luminosity equals ________________________________.
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1 sun (4 times 10 26 watts)
Sunspots have a structure with a central _____________ area surrounded by lighter area.
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, dark
What describes the Chromosphere of the Sun?
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It emmits reddish light
Photosphere
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narrow layer where light is emitted; average temperature is about 5,800
Kelvin; apparent surface of the sun above opaque layer known as the
convective zone
When a star starts to die, it becomes a _____________________________ or a _____________________________
and is not fueling anymore. It stops being a main sequence.
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supernova; black hole
Helium
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, heavier atoms that combine with hydrogen (light atoms) to make the
sunshine.
Star YaYa has a parallax angle greater than 1 arcsec. What do we know about this star?
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It is closer than 1 parsec.
Fusion emits ___________________________________________.
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neutrinos
The star named Capella has an apparent magnitude of 0 while the star named Polaris
has an apparent magnitude of 2, which means that Capella appears
_____________________________ Polaris in the night sky.
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brighter than
Neutrinos are light, ____________________________ atomic particles that hardly ever interact with
matter and escape the core of the sun easily.
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smaller
When great currents of hot material rise inside the Sun (and cooler material sinks
downward), energy is being transferred by a process known as _____________________________.
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convection
Stereoscopic vision
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brains compare views of the left and right eyes to estimate nearby distance
What type of spectrum results from the chromosphere?
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red light-emission spectrum
What is happening in the Radiative Zone in the Sun?
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hotter photons moving to cooler regions
The sun's luminosity equals ________________________________.
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1 sun (4 times 10 26 watts)
Sunspots have a structure with a central _____________ area surrounded by lighter area.
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, dark
What describes the Chromosphere of the Sun?
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It emmits reddish light
Photosphere
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narrow layer where light is emitted; average temperature is about 5,800
Kelvin; apparent surface of the sun above opaque layer known as the
convective zone
When a star starts to die, it becomes a _____________________________ or a _____________________________
and is not fueling anymore. It stops being a main sequence.
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supernova; black hole
Helium
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, heavier atoms that combine with hydrogen (light atoms) to make the
sunshine.
Star YaYa has a parallax angle greater than 1 arcsec. What do we know about this star?
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It is closer than 1 parsec.
Fusion emits ___________________________________________.
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neutrinos
The star named Capella has an apparent magnitude of 0 while the star named Polaris
has an apparent magnitude of 2, which means that Capella appears
_____________________________ Polaris in the night sky.
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brighter than
Neutrinos are light, ____________________________ atomic particles that hardly ever interact with
matter and escape the core of the sun easily.
