The Sun and Weather

What is 1 in this picture?

• core

• photosphere

• prominence

• granule

What is 9 in this picture?

• core

• photosphere

• prominence

• granule

What is 7 in this picture?

• core

• photosphere

• prominence

• sunspots

What is 3 in this picture?

• radiative zone

• convection zone

• prominence

• sunspots

The photosphere is letter __

• D

• G

• E

• B

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

Which part of the sun provides visible light (the part we see)?

• chromosphere

• photosphere

• corona

• radiative zone

A superheated "cloud" of magnetized plasma that escapes the sun.

• CME (coronal mass ejection)

• prominence

• solar flare

• sunspot

An explosion of plasma that follows magnetic field lines.

• CME (coronal mass ejection)

• sunspot

• solar flare

• prominence

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS2-5

Sudden flash on the surface of the sun, often near sunspots.

• CME (coronal mass ejection)

• sunspot

• prominence

• solar flare

In the convection zone

• Energy that increases in temperature will rise

• Energy that increases in temperature will fall

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3