Like an Onion
But on Fire
Bits and Pieces
Superficial
YOLO
100
The center layer of the Sun
What is the Core?
100
When two atoms collide to form a new atom
What is Nuclear Fusion?
100
The atom produced by fusion in the core
What is Helium?
100
The surface features visible here
What are Sunspots?
100
The predicted lifespan of the Sun
What is 10 billion years?
200
Like Earth's mantle, but in the Sun
What is the Convective Zone?
200
Radio Wave, Microwave, IR, Visible Light, UV, X-Rays, Gamma Rays
What is electromagnetic radiation?
200
It's the fuel in nuclear fusion
Hydrogen
200
A burst of electromagnetic radiation
What is a solar flare?
200
The next stage in the Sun's life
What is a Red Giant?
300
The inner atmosphere of the Sun
What is the Chromosphere?
300
What is Combustion?
300
The nucleus of the smallest element, known as this subatomic particle
What is a proton?
300
The visible surface of the Sun
What is the Photosphere?
300
A baby star in a solar nebula
What is a protostar?
400
It's visible in this picture
What is the Corona?
400
When the whole mass of the Sun squeezes in on itself
What is Gravitational Compression?
400
A solar "storm" of charged particles
What is a coronal mass ejection?
400
A quiet time on the Sun
What is solar minimum?
400
Sunspots and CMEs are more common at this time
What is solar maximum?
500
An area where energy moves through electromagnetic radiation, but it's inside the Sun
What is the Radiative Zone?
500
Solar wind, Coronal Mass Ejections, Protons, Ions, the Heliosphere
What is Particle Radiation?
500
A "packet" of electromagnetic energy
What is a photon?
500
The 10 or 11 year period of sunspot variation
What is the solar cycle?
500
When it runs out, the Sun moves to the next stage of its life
What is Hydrogen?