Features of the Sun

The energy from the sun is created by a process called:

• nuclear fission
• nuclear fusion
• nuclear reaction
• nuclear core

When we look at the sun, what layer are we viewing?

• photosphere
• chromosphere
• corona
• convection zone

What layer of the sun's atmosphere gives the sun its "white halo" during a solar eclipse?

• chromosphere
• photosphere
• corona
• atmosphere

Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than gases around them are called:

• corona
• prominences
• sunspots
• solarspots

Huge loops of reddish gas that connect sunspots are called:

• prominences
• solar flares
• coronal loops
• solar wind

What layer can be seen here?

• chromosphere
• corona
• photosphere
• core

Which sun feature is shown here?

• solar flare
• aurora
• solar prominence
• sun spot

Which sun features are shown here?

• solar flares
• solar prominences
• sun spots
• aurora

What layer gives the sun it's reddish color during a solar eclipse?

• convection zone
• corona
• chromosphere
• photosphere

Bright ejections of gas from the surface of the sun that occur as the magnetic field readjusts

• Sunspots
• Solar Flares
• Auroras
• Convection currents