This is the center layer of the Sun. It is the hottest region where nuclear reactions occur.

This zone is named for the way energy is moved through this layer. Energy from the core is carried outward in photons.

This zone is named for the way energy is moved through this layer. Hot plasma moves upward and cools as it nears the surface. It then falls to be heated and rises again.

This is the inner layer of the Sun's atmosphere. It is the visible surface of the Sun (what you see)

This is the lower part of the Sun's atmosphere. It comes from the Greek root word "chroma" meaning color, for it looks bright red during a solar eclipse

This is the uppermost layer part of the Sun's atmosphere. It is much hotter than the Sun's surface.

These are dark spots, cool areas that appear on the Sun's photosphere. They appear in pairs and are intense magnetic fields

Clouds of gases from the chromosphere that rise along the magnetic lines from the sunspot pairs forming an arch

These are brief explosions of high energy radiation that come from sunspots

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Parts of the Sun

Question	Answer
Core	This is the center layer of the Sun. It is the hottest region where nuclear reactions occur.
Radiation Zone	This zone is named for the way energy is moved through this layer. Energy from the core is carried outward in photons.
Convection Zone	This zone is named for the way energy is moved through this layer. Hot plasma moves upward and cools as it nears the surface. It then falls to be heated and rises again.
Photosphere	This is the inner layer of the Sun's atmosphere. It is the visible surface of the Sun (what you see)
Chromosphere	This is the lower part of the Sun's atmosphere. It comes from the Greek root word "chroma" meaning color, for it looks bright red during a solar eclipse
Corona	This is the uppermost layer part of the Sun's atmosphere. It is much hotter than the Sun's surface.
Sunspots	These are dark spots, cool areas that appear on the Sun's photosphere. They appear in pairs and are intense magnetic fields
Prominences (solar)	Clouds of gases from the chromosphere that rise along the magnetic lines from the sunspot pairs forming an arch
Solar flares	These are brief explosions of high energy radiation that come from sunspots

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