Lessons 1-3 Quiz
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A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit
comet
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The middle layer of the sun's atomosphere.
chromosphere
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Electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided eye
visble light
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A large, gaseous body at the center of the solar system
sun
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A stream of electrically-charged particles that emanates from the sun's corona
solar wind
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The energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves.
electromagnetic radiation
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A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid
meteoroid