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The Solar System
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Chapter 14 Key Terms
Key Terms
Clues
Answer the questions by writing the correct key terms in the blanks. Use the circled
letters to find the hidden key term. Then write a definition for the hidden key term.
1. What is the name of the sun’s surface layer?
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2. What is an elongated circle, or oval shape, called?
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3. What are the objects called that orbit the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter?
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4. What is the trapping of heat by the atmosphere?
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5. What is a description of the solar system in which all the planets revolve around
Earth?
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6. What is a chunk of rock or dust in space called?
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7. What are reddish loops of gas that connect different parts of sunspot regions?
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8. What are areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gases around them?
9. What is a stream of electrically charged particles sent out by the corona called?
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10. What is the outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere?
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Definition:
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