The Sun Answers

Taden has found a table of the atmospheric layers of the Sun. However, he can’t make out the names of the layers in the chart.What are the names of the Sun’s layers described in columns A, B, and C?

Radio communications were severely disturbed last week, and the local newspaper says that solar activity is to blame. Which types of solar activity could the newspaper be talking about?

What is the temperature of the middle most layer of the Sun's atmosphere?

What is an astronomical unit?

Scientists in a lab are working on a series of experiments that involve colliding two or more atomic nuclei at very high speeds to form a new type of atomic nucleus. What are they working on?

What are the dark areas on the surface of the Sun?

Dr. Tate and Dr. Ramirez are observing the effects of a type of solar activity that has reached the planet Jupiter. What solar activity are they observing?

Carrie is making a presentation on solar winds. Her notes of the steps that must occur for solar winds to form are below.1. The stream of electrically charged particles collide with gas atoms, causing the latter to give off light.2. The electrically charged particles flow outward in all directions as far as Saturn.3. The stream of electrically charged particles flows outward from the corona.4. The particles of the solar wind flow along lines of the magnetic field.Which shows the correct sequence in the formation of solar winds?

Which elements are the main components of the Sun?

In order to recreate the process of energy production that takes place in the Sun, scientists use