Sun's Layers
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Objective
I can model the Sun's layers and explain how energy generated by nuclear fusion in the core travels through these layers and eventually reaches Earth as radiation.
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Practice
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List the six layers of the Sun, in order from the center outwards.
Describe the core of the Sun and what process occurs there.
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Exit ticket
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“Describe the path of energy, starting with nuclear fusion in the Sun's core, as it travels through the Sun's layers to the photosphere. Model the layers of the Sun, in order from the core outwards, and for each layer, describe how energy is transferred through it. ”
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