Astronomy

Text: "Exploration of the Universe," by Abell, Morrison, and Wolff

Vocabulary: Chapter 26.1 and 26.2 (pages 435 -446)

You should be familiar with the following terms and concepts

layers of the sun

photosphere

 

chromosphere

 

transition region

 

corona

solar wind

granulation

sunspots

umbra

penumbra

the sunspot cycle

magnetic cycle

prominances

flares

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