The sun produces energy in the

The sun produces energy through the process of

What are dark areas on the surface of the sun that are cooler than the surrounding area?

This outer layer of the sun's atmosphere can be seen during a total solar eclipse.

This huge loop of plasma extending out from the sun's surface is a(n)

The outer layer of the sun's interior is where cooling plasma sinks toward the core and heated plasma rises toward the surface.

Hot, bright area of the sun that erupts plasma and radiation into space is a

The sun is made of _________________ a very hot, fluid like gas made of electrically charged particles.

Radiation from the core takes a million years to travel through the _____________________ zone toward the surface.

Sunspots have a cycle that peaks (solar maximum) every _____ years.