SUN by Eli Machan https://padlet.com/elimachan28/Sun_Project Made with a bold sensibility en-us 2021-11-22 17:38:03 UTC 2026-01-18 03:32:49 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/1467636948/78b3d5f963774f899ba80c30a2e53e52/Sun_features.jpeg Features of the Sun elimachan28 https://padlet.com/elimachan28/Sun_Project/wish/1918129578 2021-11-29 15:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/elimachan28/Sun_Project/wish/1918129578 Core elimachan28 https://padlet.com/elimachan28/Sun_Project/wish/1918132157
  • The core is the center of the sun
  • Nuclear fusion happens in the core
  • Hydrogen becomes Helium
  • The core is the sun’s source of power
  • The sun is Earth’s source of energy
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  • Prominences are coils of gas linking sunspots
  • When they collide, they explode
  • The explosions cause solar flares
  • Solar flares increase the solar wind from the corona
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  • Sunspots= Dark area of gas on sun
  • Sunspots colder than gasses around them
  • Sunspots can be larger than Earth
  • Sunspots are on sun for 10-12 yearsActivity Sun varies over a/b 11-year cycle 
  • At bgng of cycle, not a lot of sunspots
  • They  increase over several years
  • Then, decrease over next couple years

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  • Photosphere = Inner layer of sun's atmosphere  
  • Greek word for photo is light, so photosphere means sphere that makes light 
  • During a total solar eclipse moon blocks light from photosphere 
  • When you look at sun you see photosphere

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  • Chromo Greek for color 
  • During bgng & end ttl eclipse gives reddish glow 
  • Chromosphere middle layer of sun 

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  • Corona outer layer of sun 
  • In mid of ttl eclipse see white corona around sun 
  • Corona Latin for crown 
  • Astronomers study how corona changes 
  • Corona gives off solar wind 
  • Solar wind becomes northern & southern lights 

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  • Solar flares= explosion of hydrogen gas from sun's surface
  • Happens when loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect  
  • Solar flares= NRG heats gas on sun to mil of dgrs Cel; hydrogen gas explodes
  • Largest solar flare ever recorded had speed of roughly 7.2 mil km per hour. Luckily, the flare was not aimed directly towards Earth.
  • Solar flares can greatly increase the solar wind from the corona resulting in an increase in the number of particles reaching earths atmosphere

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  • Stream of charged particles; 
  • Charged particles made by corona 
  • Solar wind releases particles,
  •  some particles go to Earth 
  • Particles from sun can disrupt radio, TV, wifi, etc. 

    • ]]>     2021-11-30 14:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/elimachan28/Sun_Project/wish/1920428384     Fun Facts paulcavanagh28 https://padlet.com/elimachan28/Sun_Project/wish/1920430820
  • Sun takes 99.86% of solar system's mass
  • 1 million Earths fit in sun
  • Sun almost perfect sphere
  • Sun travels at 220 km/second
  • Sun rotates opposite Earth
  • Sun 93 mil miles from Earth
  • Sun is 4.5 bil yrs old

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