- Core: The innermost layer of the Sun where nuclear fusion occurs, generating immense heat and light.
- Radiative Zone: The layer surrounding the core where energy is transferred outward by radiation.
- Convection Zone: The outer layer of the Sun’s interior where hot plasma rises, cools, and sinks in a convective motion to transfer energy.
- Photosphere: The visible surface of the Sun, from which most of its light is emitted.
- Chromosphere: A thin layer above the photosphere, visible during solar eclipses as a reddish glow.
- Corona: The outermost atmosphere of the Sun, extending millions of kilometers into space, visible during total solar eclipses.
- Solar Flare: A sudden, intense burst of radiation caused by the release of magnetic energy on the Sun’s surface.
- Sunspot: A cooler, darker region on the photosphere caused by concentrated magnetic activity.
- Prominence: A large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun’s surface, often in a loop shape, anchored in the photosphere.
- Corona (again, if listed separately): The Sun’s outer atmosphere, extremely hot but very low density.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of layers of the sun worksheet.
