Sun

• The sun is 4.6 billion years old
• Photosphere is where light comes from
• Chromosphere is above the photosphere, it's hotter than the photosphere but cooler than corona
• Solar wind is charged particles that are released by the sun into space
• Auroras are caused by solar winds colliding with earth's atmosphere
• Sunspots are cool and black storm areas
• Solar winds are stream of high-energy particles sent into space
• Corona is the hottest part of the sun, it has solar flares which are more intense than prominences; only last for 15 mins
• Prominences are storms that look like huge arches that may last a couple days
• Layers of the sun:

  • Corona
  • Chromosphere
  • Photosphere
  • Convection zone
  • Radiation zone
  • Core