Essays on Parallax

- Describe the three main layers of the Sun's interior.

The three main layers of the sun are referred to as photosphere, chromosphere and the corona. According to the text ‘Discovering the Universe’ by Comins, N.F & Kaufmann III, W.J, 8th edition, each of these layers has different features that makes them different from one another.

The photosphere is the layer that appears to be the major part of the sun where visible light comes from. Photosphere is about 400km thick with a lower density when compared to that of earth standards. This part of the sun also has a blackbody spectrum. In terms of the sun's atmosphere, photosphere ...

Assignment 4

4. Describe the three (3) main layers of the Sun's interior. The three (3) main layers of the Sun’s interior are the Core, Radiation Zone, and Convection Core. First, the Sun’s Core or innermost part, is tightly packed and with a temperature of about 1.5x107 K. It extends from the Sun’s center to the photosphere (that is, approximately 0.25 solar radius or 1.75x105 km). It is at the Sun’s Core that thermonuclear reactions occur because of the enormous temperature and pressures. Second, the Sun’s Radiation Zone or the middle interior part, where energy ...

Q1. Describe the three main layers of the Sun’s interior.

The three main layers of the Sun’s interior are the core, the radiative envelope and the connective envelope.

The core is the center of the Sun, with a density of 150 g/cc and a temperature of 15 million K. This is the region where high energy fusion reactions take place and energy is produced. The energy produced is mainly in the form neutrino and gamma rays, which are actually high energy protons which travel several light years and supply energy to the Earth and other planets. The energy produced in the core then radiates outwards through the radiative zone. The ...