Connections Academy, Unit 3 lessons 1-3.

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Sun's layers Quick check,
1. The lowest temperatures are from the photosphere.
2. Magnetosphere.
3. Using theoretical models combined with known data
4. Nuclear fusion.

Sun's magnetism.
1. Uneven churning of plasma
2. Coronal mass ejection- Large bubble of plasma from the rapid release of magnetic energy.
Sunspot- Cooler area on the sun's surface where the magnetic field emerges.
Solar flare- Intense burst of radiation coming from the rapid release of magnetic energy.
3. They tend to occur during active periods of the solar cycle, and They are caused by outward fluctuations of the sun's magnetic field.

Solar weather.
1. Geomagnetic storms are associated with CMEs; solar wind is associated with the constant activity in the sun,
Solar wind sometimes results in geomagnetic storms; geomagnetic storms do not cause solar wind.
Geomagnetic storms occur only occasionally; solar wind is constant.
2. It generates auroras, and it causes geomagnetic storms.

These are 100% for 8th grade science, Answers may not be accurate after time. These are correct as in 9/29/2023.<3 Buh bye, Goodluck.

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