https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72 Layers of The Sun! en-us 2018-12-20 16:26:10 UTC 2025-03-20 23:44:53 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Brightnessdown.png arionnaj_coleman https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316212958 Matter of fact, it is! 5 layers to be exact. In this presentation, I'm going to be giving you information about these 5 layers of the Sun!]]> 2018-12-20 16:32:35 UTC https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316212958 arionnaj_coleman https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316216940 The core of the Sun is considered to extend from the center to about 0.2 to 0.25 of solar radius. It is the hottest part of the Sun and of the Solar System. Due to fusion, the composition of the solar plasma drops from 68-70% hydrogen by mass at the outer core, to 33% hydrogen at the core/Suncenter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_core]]> 2018-12-20 16:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316216940 arionnaj_coleman https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316217705  The radiative zone is characterized by the method of energy transport - radiation. The energy generated in the core is carried by light (photons) that bounces from particle to particle through the radiative zone.
https://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/interior.shtml]]> 2018-12-20 16:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316217705 arionnaj_coleman https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316217914 A region of turbulent plasma between a star's core and its visible photosphere at the surface, through which energy is transferred by convection. In the convection zone, hot plasma rises, cools as it nears the surface, and falls to be heated and rise again.
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http://solar-center.stanford.edu/hidden-pic/photosphere.html

https://www.space.com/17160-sun-atmosphere.html

• The area of the Sun's interior immediately below the photosphere is called the convection (or convective) zone. The lower section of the Sun's atmosphere, the chromosphere, lies above the photosphere. Sunspots, indicators of disturbed magnetic fields, are the most common features seen in the photosphere. The photosphere is also the source of solar flares: tongues of fire that extend hundreds of thousands of miles above the sun's surface. Solar flares produce bursts of X-rays, ultraviolet radiation, electromagnetic radiation and radio waves.
• The chromosphere emits a reddish glow as super-heated hydrogen burns off. But the red rim can only be seen during a total solar eclipse. At other times, light from the chromosphere is usually too weak to be seen against the brighter photosphere. The chromosphere may play a role in conducting heat from the interior of the sun to its outermost layer, the corona.
• The Corona can only be seen during a solar eclipse, just like the Chromosphere. Giant super-tornados may also play a role in heating the sun's outer layer. These solar twisters are a combination of hot flowing gas and tangled magnetic field lines, ultimately driven by nuclear reactions in the solar core.

]]> 2018-12-20 18:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316246670 arionnaj_coleman https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316249602 Sunspots form on the surface of the Sun due to strong magnetic field lines coming up from within the Sun trough the solar surface and appear visibly as dark spots compared to their surroundings. These sunspots which can become many times bigger than the Earth are always dark because they are much cooler than the surrounding surface of the Sun itself. https://www.spaceweatherlive.com/en/help/what-are-sunspots]]> 2018-12-20 18:19:14 UTC https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316249602 arionnaj_coleman https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316252092 Prominences push out into the Sun’s thin, extremely hot atmosphere, called the corona. They radiate at lower temperatures than the corona itself. These prominences can last for days, sometimes even months, and are often associated with a very powerful surge of gas that flows outward in a giant solar “belch” — a coronal mass ejection that can light up Earth’s skies with an aurora and even interfere with our technology.
http://www.astronomy.com/observing/sky-events/2016/10/what-is-a-solar-prominence]]> 2018-12-20 18:26:29 UTC https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316252092 arionnaj_coleman https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316253399 A solar flare is a sudden flash of brightness observed near the Sun's surface. It involves a very broad spectrum of emissions, requiring an energy release of up to 6 × 10²⁵. ]]> 2018-12-20 18:30:19 UTC https://padlet.com/arionnaj_coleman/3kd00mmq0u72/wish/316253399