The Sun
Kaleb Williams
The Sun
The Sun is the mother of our Galaxy, who keeps us at the right temperature. This is what this smore is about today.
Core
The Core is the center of the Sun. The Core is made up of Hydrogen, with some other gases. But Hydrogen is the main contributor of its core.
Radiative Zone
In the Radiative zone, energy generated by nuclear fusion moves outward by electromagnetic radiation. In other words, the energy is conveyed by photons.
Convective Zone
The Convective zone moves farther away from the core than the radiative zone. At this point, turbulent convective motions occur, similar to a pot of boiling water.
Photosphere
The Photosphere is considered the surface of the sun.
Chromosphere
The Chromosphere is the layer above the Photosphere. It appears as a red glow around the sun and is almost transparent.
Corona
The Corona is only seen during a solar eclipse. The outermost layer of gases that surround the sun.
Sun Spots
Sun spots are dark spots that appear on the surface of the sun. They seem to appear in an 11 year cycle.
Prominence
This is huge arches (loops) of glowing gas that extend outward from the Sun's surface.
Flare
This is explosions occurring on the sun that occur near sunspots.
Aurora
This is massive bursts of solar wind and magnetic fields that is released in to space.
Citations
All information: The notes presented.
Pictures: https://es.pinterest.com/pin/215539532142724475/
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http://pics-about-space.com/nasa-sun-prominences?p=1
http://www.windows2universe.org/sun/atmosphere/sunspots.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hinode/solar_020.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/iris/multimedia/layerzoo.html
http://photoaltan8.blogspot.com/2012/01/corona-sun-layer.html