1. Sun, Moon, Earth, How do they work together to help life survive? our sun

2. The inside stuff: Core:

3. The inside stuff: Core: –The inner most layer of the sun.

4. The inside stuff: Core: –The inner most layer of the sun. –Temperatures in the core reach about 15,000,000 °C.

5. The inside stuff: Core: –The inner most layer of the sun. –Temperatures in the core reach about 15,000,000 °C. –Nuclear fusion happens here.

6. The inside stuff: Core: –The inner most layer of the sun. –Temperatures in the core reach about 15,000,000 °C. –Nuclear fusion happens here. –The energy produced at the core today will not reach the surface of the sun for a few hundred thousand years.

7. The inside stuff: Radiation Zone:

8. The inside stuff: Radiation Zone: –A zone of tightly packed gases.

9. The inside stuff: Radiation Zone: –A zone of tightly packed gases. –Transfers the energy from the core in the form of electromagnetic energy.

10. The inside stuff: Radiation Zone: –A zone of tightly packed gases. –Transfers the energy from the core in the form of electromagnetic energy. –The temperature ranges from 2,000,000°C to 7,000,000°C.

11. The inside stuff: Convection zone:

12. The inside stuff: Convection zone: –Outermost layer of the sun’s interior.

13. The inside stuff: Convection zone: –Outermost layer of the sun’s interior. –Convection currents here keep the energy moving towards the surface of the sun.

14. The inside stuff: Convection zone: –Outermost layer of the sun’s interior. –Convection currents here keep the energy moving towards the surface of the sun. –The temperature ranges from 2,000,000°C to 5,900 °C.

15. The inside stuff: Convection zone Radiation zone Core

16. The Atmosphere: Photosphere:

17. The Atmosphere: Photosphere: –The visible portion of the Sun.

18. The Atmosphere: Photosphere: –The visible portion of the Sun. –Means sphere that gives off light.

19. The Atmosphere: Photosphere: –The visible portion of the Sun. –Means sphere that gives off light. –The temperature is about 6,000°C.

20. The Atmosphere: Chromosphere:

21. The Atmosphere: Chromosphere: –The portion that radiates most of the ultraviolet light.

22. The Atmosphere: Chromosphere: –The portion that radiates most of the ultraviolet light. –The temperature is about 10,000°C.

23. The Atmosphere: Corona:

24. The Atmosphere: Corona: –Extends several million kilometers from the “surface” of the sun.

25. The Atmosphere: Corona: –Extends several million kilometers from the “surface” of the sun. –The temperature is about 1,000,000°C.

26. The Atmosphere: Corona: –Extends several million kilometers from the “surface” of the sun. –The temperature is about 1,000,000°C. –Most of the Sun’s X-ray energy comes from here.

27. The Atmosphere: Solar Winds:

28. The Atmosphere: Solar Winds: –A stream of charged particles that are “blown” away from the sun.

29. The Atmosphere:

30. Features of the Sun: Sunspots:

31. Features of the Sun: Sunspots: Cooler areas on the Sun’s “surface”.

32. Features of the Sun: Sunspots: Cooler areas on the Sun’s “surface”. –Caused by magnetic fields on the “surface” of the sun.

33. Features of the Sun: Sunspots: Cooler areas on the Sun’s “surface”. –Caused by magnetic fields on the “surface” of the sun. –As cool as 4,000 °C.

34. Features of the Sun: Sunspots: Cooler areas on the Sun’s “surface”. –Caused by magnetic fields on the “surface” of the sun. –As cool as 4,000 °C. –Run in cycles of about 11 years.

35. Features of the Sun:

36. Sun spots:

37. Features of the Sun: Solar Prominences:

38. Features of the Sun: Solar Prominences: Gases trapped in the magnetic field lines that connect sun spots.

39. Features of the Sun: Solar Prominences: Gases trapped in the magnetic field lines that connect sun spots. –Can rise up to 100,000 km above the “surface” of the sun.

40. Solar Prominence:

41. Features of the Sun: Solar Flares:

42. Features of the Sun: Solar Flares: Happen when solar prominences connect together.

43. Features of the Sun: Solar Flares: Happen when solar prominences connect together. –Super heated gases (millions of degrees) on the “surface” erupt into space.

44. Solar Flares:

45. Coronal Mass Ejection: