Vocab for layers of the Sun
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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Inner Core | Energy generated by nuclear fusin
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Radiation Zone | Energy transported by electromagnetic radiation
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Convection Zone | Energy carried by convection
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Chromosphere | Cool lower atmosphere
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Prominence | loop or sheet of glowing gas erupted from the Sun's surface and moves through the corona due to the Sun's magnetic field
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Solar Flare | bright magnetic storm on the surface of the sun
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Sun Spot | dark Earth-sized blemish found on the surface of the Sun. Darkness indicates lower temperature
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Corona | upper atmosphere that increases with temperature.
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Granulation | light and dark "grainy" regions on sun that show convection
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Photosphere | The visible surface of the sun where electromagnetic radiation escapes
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Solar wind | Solar material escapes into space and flows outward into the solar system.
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Corona Mass Ejection (CME) | giant magnetic "bubble" of ionized gas that separates from the Sun's atmosphere and travels outward into space.
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