History
Theory that the earth is the center of the universe
Geocentric System
Sun is this percent of the mass in the universe
99.8%
Where the energy is produced
Core
First layer where you see the light
Photosphere
The sun is not a gas. It is a
plasma
Theory that the sun is the center of the universe
Heliocentric
The sun is currently this many years old
4 billion (4.6 billion)
2nd layer
Radiation Zone
2nd thin layer with a red glow that you see during a solar eclipse
Chromosphere
Cooler, darker spots
Sunspots
Guy who came up with the earth is center theory
Ptolemy
This many earths can fit across the diameter of the sun if we lined them up
100
It takes this long for photons to pass through the 2nd layer
100,000 years
Halo around the sun, sends solar wind
Corona
The storms generated by the sun and sent to space cause two things:
Daily Double:
Guy who came up with the sun is center theory
AND the guy who backed up that theory with this technology
Copernicus and Galileo with his telescope
This many earths can fit inside the sun
About a million
3rd Layer
Convection Zone
When the loops connect and send storms into space
Solar Flares
Loops are made of plasma and move because of the
Two guys who came up with orbits are ellipses
Kepler and Brahe
The hottest the sun gets (in F)
27 million degrees
What happens in the third zone?
Heat rises and sinks
Name of the loops.
Bonus if you spell it right.
Prominences
The name of the process that happens in the innermost layer
nuclear fission