A Journey Inside the Sun

What is the average temperature of the photosphere?

• 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit

• 28 million degrees Fahrenheit

• 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit

• 3.5 million degrees Fahrenheit

Which part of the sun is known for its red color from heated hydrogen gases?

• Convective zone

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

What is the temperature range of the radiative zone?

• 3.5 million degrees Fahrenheit

• 28 million degrees Fahrenheit

• 10,000 to 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit

• 4 million to 12 million degrees Fahrenheit

How much of the sun's total mass does the inner core represent?

• 50 percent

• 25 percent

• Less than one percent

• 35 percent

Which part of the sun is only visible during solar eclipses?

• Radiative zone

• Chromosphere and Corona

• Convective zone

• Photosphere