The Sun Quiz - H Earth And Space Science

THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: CORE – _________ of the Sun, TEMPERATURE: __ (thousand/million) Kelvin, ________ ________ occurs there, ENERGY: __________ ___________

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THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: CHROMOSPHERE – “________” atmosphere of the Sun, TEMPERATURE: __ (thousand/million) Kelvin, ENERGY: gas energized by _____________ _______

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THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: CORONA – “________” atmosphere of the Sun, TEMPERATURE: __ - __ (thousand/million) Kelvin, ENERGY: gas energized by ___ ______

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THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: center of the Sun, 15 million K, nuclear fusion occurs there, gamma photons

• Core

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: visible “disk” of the Sun, 6,000 K, other features visible, convection takes place here, visible light

• Core

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: the region of the Sun that radiates energy to space and the visible surface of the Sun

• Core

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: “lower” atmosphere of the Sun, 30,000 K, gas energized by ultraviolet light

• Core

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: the first layer of the solar atmosphere found directly above the photosphere

• Core

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: “upper” atmosphere of the Sun, 1-2 million K, gas energized by x-rays

• Core

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

THE SUN: LAYERED STRUCTURE: the outer, tenuous (very weak or slight) layer of the atmosphere

• Core

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona