Parts of the sun

The sun

The sun is a yellow dwarf star. It's small compared to other stars but it's just the right size for our solar system.

Multiple Choice

The sun is made of mostly what element?

• hydrogen

• helium

• carbon

• oxygen

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The sun looks different depending on the type of wavelength. Here are some examples of how the sun looks when NASA looks at them through different "eyes."

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​Sun in different wavelengths

The corona and chromosphere make up the sun's atmosphere. The sun's atmosphere was recently discovered by the Parker Solar Probe.

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​The sun's atmosphere

This is the extended atmosphere and the hottest part of the sun. This is the "halo" you see during a solar eclipse.

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​Corona

The chromosphere is the inner layer of the atmosphere. This is where solar flares occur.

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Chromosphere

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Cut out the large circle. Color the corona yellow and the chromosphere orange. Place the information in the correct rectangles.

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Multiple Choice

Which layer of the sun is hottest?

• corona

• chromosphere

Multiple Choice

Where do solar flares occur?

• corona

• chromosphere

This is the visible "surface" of the sun. The energy escapes from the core to outer space. The dark spots are sun spots. These are "cooler" areas of the sun.

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​Photosphere

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What is the photosphere?

• the hottest partof the sun

• the visible part of the sun

• the inner atmosphere of the sun

• the outer atmosphere of the sun

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Cut out the semi - circle with photosphere and color it yellow. Also cut out the information on the photosphere and glue it to the back of the image of the photosphere.

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Heat is carried from the radiative zone to the convective zone. It would be like water churning when it boils.

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​Convective zone

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Cut out the convective zone and color it orange. Cut out the information on the convective zone and glue it to the convective zone semi - circle.

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Energy from the core moves through the radiative zone. It can take up to 150,000 years to move from the core to the photosphere. It is the densest part of the sun.

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​Radiative zone

Multiple Choice

What is the densest part of the sun?

• radiative zone

• convective zone

• photosphere

• corona

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Cut out the semi circle labeled radiative zone and color it DARK ORANGE. Cut out the information on the radiative zone and attach it to the back.

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Nuclear fusion takes place in the core. Hydrogen atoms smash together to create helium. Colossal amounts of energy are created.

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​Core

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Cut out the core and color it red. Cut out the information on the core and glue it to the core semi circle.

Glue the parts of the sun in order from inner to outer: core, radiative zone, convective zone, photosphere. Glue the semicircles to the large "Parts of the Sun" circle

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Multiple Choice

What takes place in the core of the sun?

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

Reorder

Reorder the following from the inner to the outer.

• core

• radiative zone

• convective zone

• photosphere

• chromosphere and corona

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corona

chromosphere.

photosphere

radiative zone

convective zone

core