Sun Structure

Identify part 5 that we see from Earth

• corona

• photosphere

• core

• radiation zone

____________are areas of gas on the sun that are cooler than the gas around them.

• Solar Wind

• Solar Flares

• Sunspots

• Core

A brief burst of energy from the sun’s photosphere (straight OUTward into space, not looping back like an arch) is:

• corona

• solar flare

• solar wind

• photosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-5

NGSS.MS-PS4-1

Where does nuclear fusion occur?

• Space

• Radiation Zone

• Photosphere

• The Core

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

This layer contains currents of rising and sinking gas that carry energy to the surface.

• radiative zone

• corona

• chromosphere

• convective zone

What two main elements make up the composition of the sun?

• hydrogen

• helium

• oxygen

• carbon

• gold

Identify part 7.

• sunspot

• solar flare

• corona

• radiation zone

This solar feature is a

• solar prominence

• solar flare

• sunspot

• aurora

Describe E

• Convection Zone

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Sunspot

Describe F

• Convection Zone

• Core

• Radiation Zone

• Chromosphere