The Sun
A Great Big Ball of Hydrogen and Helium
Core
Innermost and 1st layer
Radiative Zone
Above the core and 2nd layer
Convective Zone
Above the Radioactive zone and 3rd
layer
Photosphere
4 of 6
Above the Radioactive zone and 3rd
layer Convective Zone Above the Convective zone and the 4th layer
Chromospere
Above the Photosphere and the 5th layer
Corona
Outermost layer and above the Chromosphere. 6th and final layer of the sun
Sunspots
A spot or patch appearing from time to time on the sun's surface, appearing dark by contrast with its surroundings.
Prominence
The fact or condition of standing out from something by physically projecting or being particularly noticeable.
Solar Flare
A brief eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface, associated with sunspots and causing electromagnetic disturbances on the earth, as with radio frequency communications and power line transmissions.
Aurora Borealis
A natural electrical phenomenon characterized by the appearance of streamers of reddish or greenish light in the sky, usually near the northern or southern magnetic pole.