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How do they work together to help life survive? our sun. Sun, Moon, Earth,. The inside stuff:. Core:. The inside stuff:. Core: The inner most layer of the sun. The inside stuff:. Core: The inner most layer of the sun. Temperatures in the core reach about 15,000,000 °C.
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How do they work together to help life survive? our sun Sun, Moon, Earth,
The inside stuff: • Core:
The inside stuff: • Core: • The inner most layer of the sun.
The inside stuff: • Core: • The inner most layer of the sun. • Temperatures in the core reach about 15,000,000 °C.
The inside stuff: • Core: • The inner most layer of the sun. • Temperatures in the core reach about 15,000,000 °C. • Nuclear fusion happens here.
The inside stuff: • Core: • The inner most layer of the sun. • Temperatures in the core reach about 15,000,000 °C. • Nuclear fusion happens here. • The energy produced at the core today will not reach the surface of the sun for a few hundred thousand years.
The inside stuff: • Radiation Zone:
The inside stuff: • Radiation Zone: • A zone of tightly packed gases.
The inside stuff: • Radiation Zone: • A zone of tightly packed gases. • Transfers the energy from the core in the form of electromagnetic energy.
The inside stuff: • Radiation Zone: • A zone of tightly packed gases. • Transfers the energy from the core in the form of electromagnetic energy. • The temperature ranges from 2,000,000°C to 7,000,000°C.
The inside stuff: • Convection zone:
The inside stuff: • Convection zone: • Outermost layer of the sun’s interior.
The inside stuff: • Convection zone: • Outermost layer of the sun’s interior. • Convection currents here keep the energy moving towards the surface of the sun.
The inside stuff: • Convection zone: • Outermost layer of the sun’s interior. • Convection currents here keep the energy moving towards the surface of the sun. • The temperature ranges from 2,000,000°C to 5,900 °C.
The inside stuff: Convection zone Radiation zone Core
The Atmosphere: • Photosphere:
The Atmosphere: • Photosphere: • The visible portion of the Sun.
The Atmosphere: • Photosphere: • The visible portion of the Sun. • Means sphere that gives off light.
The Atmosphere: • Photosphere: • The visible portion of the Sun. • Means sphere that gives off light. • The temperature is about 6,000°C.
The Atmosphere: • Chromosphere:
The Atmosphere: • Chromosphere: • The portion that radiates most of the ultraviolet light.
The Atmosphere: • Chromosphere: • The portion that radiates most of the ultraviolet light. • The temperature is about 10,000°C.
The Atmosphere: • Corona:
The Atmosphere: • Corona: • Extends several million kilometers from the “surface” of the sun.
The Atmosphere: • Corona: • Extends several million kilometers from the “surface” of the sun. • The temperature is about 1,000,000°C.
The Atmosphere: • Corona: • Extends several million kilometers from the “surface” of the sun. • The temperature is about 1,000,000°C. • Most of the Sun’s X-ray energy comes from here.
The Atmosphere: • Solar Winds:
The Atmosphere: • Solar Winds: • A stream of charged particles that are “blown” away from the sun.
Features of the Sun: • Sunspots:
Features of the Sun: • Sunspots: Cooler areas on the Sun’s “surface”.
Features of the Sun: • Sunspots: Cooler areas on the Sun’s “surface”. • Caused by magnetic fields on the “surface” of the sun.
Features of the Sun: • Sunspots: Cooler areas on the Sun’s “surface”. • Caused by magnetic fields on the “surface” of the sun. • As cool as 4,000 °C.
Features of the Sun: • Sunspots: Cooler areas on the Sun’s “surface”. • Caused by magnetic fields on the “surface” of the sun. • As cool as 4,000 °C. • Run in cycles of about 11 years.
Features of the Sun: • Solar Prominences:
Features of the Sun: • Solar Prominences: Gases trapped in the magnetic field lines that connect sun spots.
Features of the Sun: • Solar Prominences: Gases trapped in the magnetic field lines that connect sun spots. • Can rise up to 100,000 km above the “surface” of the sun.
Features of the Sun: • Solar Flares:
Features of the Sun: • Solar Flares: Happen when solar prominences connect together.
Features of the Sun: • Solar Flares: Happen when solar prominences connect together. • Super heated gases (millions of degrees) on the “surface” erupt into space.