The Sun by Gabriella Craan https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3 By: Gabriella Craan en-us 2018-01-19 19:30:48 UTC 2023-03-07 15:53:15 UTC hello@padlet.com The Sun 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222940113 2018-01-19 20:10:33 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222940113 The Sun's Layers 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222940844 2018-01-19 20:12:32 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222940844 Core 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222941224 The Sun's core is the central region where nuclear reactions consume hydrogen to form helium. ]]> 2018-01-19 20:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222941224 Radiative Zone 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222941913 In this region, energy is transported by radiation]]> 2018-01-19 20:16:15 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222941913 Convection Zone 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222957537 The convection zone is the outer-most layer of the interior. Energy is transported by convection in this region.]]> 2018-01-19 21:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222957537 Photosphere 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222958713 The photosphere is the deepest layer of the Sun that we can observe directly. Most of the photosphere is covered by granulation.]]> 2018-01-19 21:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222958713 Chromosphere 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222958882 The chromosphere is a layer in the Sun between about 250 miles and 1300 miles above the solar surface (the photosphere). In this layer it gets hotter if you go further away from the Sun.]]> 2018-01-19 21:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222958882 Corona 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222958922 The corona is the outermost layer of the Sun, starting at about 1300 miles above the solar surface (the photosphere). The corona cannot be seen with the naked eye except during a total solar eclipse, or with the use of a coronagraph.]]> 2018-01-19 21:27:30 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222958922 Sunspots 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222961081 Cool regions of the photosphere related to a shifting magnetic field inside the sun.]]> 2018-01-19 21:41:46 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222961081 Prominence 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222961346 A large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface]]> 2018-01-19 21:43:46 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222961346 Flare 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222962107 Every so often, a patch of particles will burst from the sun in a solar flare, which can disrupt satellite communications and knock out power on Earth. Flares usually stem from the activity of sunspots. ]]> 2018-01-19 21:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222962107 Aurora 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222962376 An aurora is the result of charged particles colliding, creating bright lights in the sky.]]> 2018-01-19 21:50:43 UTC https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222962376 Sources 8560305 https://padlet.com/8560305/us524psazog3/wish/222963067 “Aurora.” Aurora Dictionary Definition | Aurora Defined, www.yourdictionary.com/aurora.
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