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Active magnetic eruptions that burst into space from the surface of the sun are called

solar flares.

This planet is tipped on its side

With an axial tilt at about 97 degrees, Uranus is tipped on its side.

Which of these gases is present in the greatest percentage in the composition of the sun

Hydrogen

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These seem to occur in eleven-year cycles

SunSpots

It contains the star Altair

Aquilla

One of the first written accounts to mention constellations was the poem Phaenomena Who wrote this poem

Aratus.

Scientists theorize that this planet may have been a moon of Neptune at one time

Pluto

Which of these terms takes into consideration the brightness of a star but ignores the differences that distance can make

absolute magnitude

What feature is true about air movement

cold to warm

This figure is a winged flying horse

Pegasus

These are filled with hydrogen ions

Solar Winds

The smallest stars are called what stars

Degenerate stars

What are stars called that wink

stars

What has the solid center portion of a comet

The center of a comet is called its nucleus.

What constellation was associated with the great bear

m

Which constellation contains the famous butterfly star cluster

The cluster is in scorpius.

Which of these stars is a super giant

when does Halley's Comet passes by the earth every

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