The Sun's Layers

The sun's outer atmosphere.

• chromosphere

• core

• corona

• convective zone

• radiative zone

The thin layer below the corona.

• chromosphere

• core

• corona

• convective zone

• radiative zone

The layer of the sun where the energy is made.

• chromosphere

• core

• corona

• convective zone

• radiative zone

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

The part of the sun we can see.

• chromosphere

• core

• photosphere

• convective zone

• radiative zone

The layer where gases circulate.

• chromosphere

• core

• photosphere

• convective zone

• radiative zone

The very dense layer that blocks energy.

• chromosphere

• core

• photosphere

• convective zone

• radiative zone