Unit 4 Part 3 The Sun

In what layer of the sun does nuclear fusion occur?

• core

• corona

• chromosphere

• Photosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

The region of the sun where energy moves from the core in the form of electromagnetic (light) waves.

• Photosphere

• convective zone

• radiative zone

• Chromosphere

In this layer, energy travels when hot material rises and cold material sinks.

• radiative layer

• convective layer

• photosphere

• chromosphere

The photosphere layer is the layer responsible for giving the sun its color

• True

• False

The first layer of the sun's atmosphere.

• chromosphere

• corona

• core

• photosphere

The layer of the sun where we find sunspots.

• photosphere

• chromosphere

• corona

• radiative layer

The chromosphere is the middle layer of the sun's atmosphere.

• True

• False

The layer that appear as a bright halo during a total solar eclipse

• corona

• chromosphere

• core

• radiative zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The internal layers of the sun include: the core, the radiative layer, the photosphere layer

• True

• False

The layers of the sun's atmosphere include: the photosphere, the chromosphere, and the corona

• True

• False