https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun An Earth Science Padlet by Grant Finch en-us 2016-08-08 13:59:53 UTC 2025-11-17 21:49:18 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117711728 2016-08-08 14:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117711728 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117711943 2016-08-08 14:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117711943 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117712286 1) hottest part of the Sun
2) the only part of the Sun where hydrogen is converted into helium to create heat and light 
3) temperature 27,000,000° F]]> 2016-08-08 14:08:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117712286 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117712900 The Sun's radiative zone is between the innermost core and the outer convective zone. In the radiative zone, energy generated by nuclear fusion in the core moves outward as electromagnetic radiation.]]> 2016-08-08 14:15:55 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117712900 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713357 It extends from a depth of 200,000 km up to the visible surface of the Sun. Energy is transported by convection in this region. The surface of the convection zone is where light  is created.]]> 2016-08-08 14:22:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713357 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713432 The photosphere is the visible surface of the Sun that we are most familiar with. It is a layer 100km thick. The temperature of the photosphere is about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit. ]]> 2016-08-08 14:23:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713432 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713449 The chromosphere is the second, gaseous, outer layer of the atmosphere of the sun. It stretches from about 250 miles from the sun's surface to 1,300 miles upward, making the chromosphere 1,050 miles thick. The chromosphere's temperature ranges between 6,700 and 14,000 degrees Fahrenheit.]]> 2016-08-08 14:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713449 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713460 A corona is an aura of plasma that surrounds the sun and other stars. The Sun's corona extends millions of kilometres into space and is most easily seen during a total solar eclipse. The temperature of the corona is a few million degrees Fahrenheit. ]]> 2016-08-08 14:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713460 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713470 Sunspots are temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the Sun that appear as dark spots compared to surrounding regions. They are areas of reduced surface temperature caused by concentrations of magnetic field flux that inhibit convection. Their number varies according to the approximately 11-year solar cycle.]]> 2016-08-08 14:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713470 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713483 A solar flare is 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.

]]> 2016-08-08 14:24:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713483 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713502 A prominence is a large, bright, gaseous feature extending outward from the Sun's surface, often in a loop shape. Prominences are anchored to the Sun's surface in the photosphere, and extend outwards into the Sun's corona. The prominence plasma is typically a hundred times cooler and denser than the coronal plasma. A prominence forms over timescales of about a day, and prominences may persist in the corona for several weeks or months. ]]> 2016-08-08 14:24:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713502 gfbees12 https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713519 When charged particles from the sun strike atoms in Earth's atmosphere, they cause electrons in the atoms to move to a higher-energy state. When the electrons drop back to a lower energy state, they release a photon: light. This process creates the beautiful blue- green aurora, or northern lights.]]> 2016-08-08 14:24:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gfbees12/thesun/wish/117713519