Features of the Sun

Features of the Sun

Multiple Choice

What is the outermost layer if the sun's atmosphere? (Looks like a white halo)

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

Multiple Choice

What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives off visible light?

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

Multiple Choice

The layer that glows red. We can only see it during an eclipse.

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

Features of the Sun

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Sunspots

Sunspots are areas of plasma that are cooler than the plasma around them.

Prominences

Huge loops of polarized plasma that connect sunspot regions

Solar Flares

When prominences connect, they produce a large amount of energy. When the energy become too much, it explodes. These eruptions are called solar flares.

Multiple Choice

A giant eruption of plasma from the sun

• Solar flares

• Sunspots

• Prominences

Multiple Choice

A huge loop of plasma that connects sunspots.

• Solar flares

• Sunspots

• Prominences

Multiple Choice

Cooler areas of plasma on the surface of the sun.

• Solar flares

• Sunspots

• Prominences