The Sun and Solar System Review

Dark area of gas on the Sun’s surface that is cooler than surrounding gases

• Prominence

• Sun Spot

• Solar Flare

• Solar Wind

Huge, reddish loop of gas which links together sunspot regions

• Sun Spot

• Prominence

• Solar Flare

• Solar Winds

Eruption of gas and energy from the Sun’s surface when sunspots suddenly connect

• Sun spots

• Prominence

• Solar Flare

• Solar Winds

Streams of electrically charged particles which flow out from the Sun’s corona into space

• Sun Spots

• Prominence

• Solar Flare

• Solar Wind

The surface layer of the Sun’s atmosphere which gives off visible light

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Radiation Zone

The red, glowing middle layer of the Sun’s atmosphere

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Convection Zone

The white halo outer layer of the Sun’s atmosphere

• Radiation Zone

• Convection Zone

• Corona

• Aurora

Region of very tightly packed gas where energy is transferred mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation

(middle layer of Sun’s interior)

• Radiation Zone

• Convection Zone

• Aurora

• Corona

The outermost layer of the Sun’s interior where hot gasses rise from the bottom gradually and cool as they approach the top. Cooler gases then sink back to the bottom.

• Radiation Zone

• Convection Zone

• Aurora

• Corona

Solar winds create powerful electric currents that cause gas molecules to glow when they interact with our atmosphere

• Corona

• Ellipse

• Aurora

• Convection Zone