Suns Layers

Area of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than gasses around them

• Sunspot

• Prominence

• Solar Flare

• Solar Wind

Huge loops of gas that link different parts of sunspots

• Sunspot

• Prominence

• Solar Flare

• Solar Wind

Loops of sunspot regions connect, causing gas to erupt into space

• Sunspot

• Prominence

• Solar Flare

• Solar Wind

Made of electrical particles from the sun

• Sunspot

• Prominence

• Solar Flare

• Solar Wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-3

The two elements involved in fusion in the sun's core.

• Helium fuses into Oxygen

• Hydrogen fuses into Oxygen

• Hydrogen fuses into Helium

• Helium fuses into Hydrogen

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Potential direct effects of space weather on Earth (select all that apply)

• Blackouts

• Auroras

• Disrupt Satellites

• Communication Issues

Energy is produced here (fusion)

• Core

• Radiation Zone

• Convection Zone

• Photosphere

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

Very dense. Energy may take 100,000+ years to move through

• Core

• Radiation Zone

• Convection Zone

• Chromosphere

Hot and cold gasses circulate here; brings the sun's energy to the surface

• Radiation Zone

• Convection Zone

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

Sun's Surface

• Corona

• Radiation Zone

• Convection Zone

• Photosphere