The Sun - Layers and Features

What is the sun mostly made up of

• Helium
• Core
• Carbon
• Hydrogen

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

What features can you see on the sun

• sunspots & prominences
• The core
• The moon 
• Earth

What is this

• Prominice
• sun spot
• core
• Earth

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

What happens during nuclear fusion

• Hydrogen reacts with Oxygen to create fire.
• Hydrogen atoms are forced together to create Helium
• Uranium and Plutonium split apart and release radiation.
• Helium atoms break down to make hydrogen

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Label part 1

• #1 Core
• #1 Radiation zone
• #1 Convection zone
• #1 Photosphere

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NGSS.HS-ESS1-1

A dark spot on the photosphere of the sun

• corona
• solar flare
• sunspot
• magnitude

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

The distance light travels in one Earth year; about 6 trillion miles

• galaxy
• universe
• light-year
• corona

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NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the Sun mostly made of?

• Stars
• Hydrogen and Helium
• Oxygen
• Carbon Dioxide

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

The outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere

• Photospher
• Corona
• Sunspot
• Solar Flare

Sudden, intense explosions that result in changes in brightness when magnetic energy is released.

• Prominences
• Solar Flare
• Sunspot
• Photosphere

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NGSS.MS-PS2-3