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  • Core

  • The Sun’s center where hydrogen fuses into helium, producing energy.

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  • Radiative Zone

Layer where energy slowly moves outward as light

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  • Convective Zone

  • → Layer where hot gases rise and cool gases sink, carrying energy to the surface.

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  • Photosphere →

  • The visible “surface” of the Sun that emits the light we see.

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  • Corona 

  • The Sun’s outermost atmosphere, very hot and only visible as a halo during eclipses.

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  • Sunspots

  • Cooler, darker areas on the photosphere caused by strong magnetic fields.

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  • Solar Flares / CMEs

  • Explosive bursts of energy and charged particles from active sunspot regions.

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  • Solar Flares / CMEs 

  • Explosive bursts of energy and charged particles from active sunspot regions

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  1. Prominences

Loops or arches of glowing gas that follow magnetic field lines and extend into the corona.