Exam 7: The Sun

Most of the visible light from the Sun originates in the photosphere.

Most of the light we see coming from the Sun originates in the ____________________.

In nuclear fission, (more/less) massive and (higher/lower) atomic number elements on the periodic table are broken into smaller and less massive nuclei. In nuclear fusion, (more/less) massive and (higher/lower) atomic number elements on the periodic table are fused into larger are more massive nuclei.

The dark areas outlining a granule are cooler than the granule.

Discuss a theory that explains how the corona is heated.

-Diagram 7-1 shows a plot of the temperature of the Sun as a function of distance above the bottom of the photosphere. At what distance above the bottom of the photosphere is the temperature of the Sun the smallest