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That depends how you choose to count the layers. You can find details about the individual layers in the Wikipedia article about the Sun, among other places.

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What feature indicates that the sun's inner layers are in motion?

it is over thousands of dregeers or maby millons of dregrees high.


If the Sun is made of gases such as hydrogen and helium how can it have layers?

The Sun is composed mainly of hydrogen and helium gases, which are heated to extreme temperatures, causing them to behave like a plasma. This plasma is organized into distinct layers based on temperature and pressure gradients. The inner layers, such as the core, are extremely hot and dense, while the outer layers, like the corona, are cooler and less dense. These differences in temperature and density lead to the formation of the Sun's layered structure despite its gaseous composition.


What will happen inside the Sun 5 billion years now when it begins to evolve into a giant?

As the Sun evolves into a giant in about 5 billion years, its core will shrink and heat up, causing the outer layers to expand. The Sun will become a red giant, swelling in size and engulfing the inner planets of our solar system, including possibly Earth. Eventually, it will shed its outer layers, forming a planetary nebula, while the core will collapse to form a white dwarf.


How many layers does the sun have from the core to the corona?

The Sun has six main layers: the core, radiative zone, convective zone, photosphere, chromosphere, and corona. Each layer plays a specific role in the Sun's structure and composition.


Is the sun hotter in the middle or the outside of the sun?

The sun's core is hotter than its outer layers. The core of the sun reaches temperatures of around 15 million degrees Celsius, while the outer layers are cooler, with temperatures around 5,500 degrees Celsius.

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What are the three layers on the Sun?

There are actually 5 layers. Going from the inside out they are: Thermonuclear Core, Radiative Zone, Convective Zone, Photosphere, and the Chromosphere.


What ar the layers that make up the sun?

photosphere, chromosphere, and corona are the suns atmoshere made up of (=


Why do nomads wear so many layers in Arabia?

to protect their skin from the sun and sand storms the layers are made from a cotton fabric that reflects the sun during the day so you stay cool and keeps you warm through the night


What role does the atmosphere play in the energy flow from the Sun to Earth?

we have a different layers around the earth and these layers protest us from the harmful radiation sun is very hot and if the earth never had these 5 layer's the earth would burn up


What are the sun's layers?

the outside


Is the sun one homogeneous bunch of gas or are there layers?

There are "layers" and there is a structure.


What are 3 parts of the sun's atmosphere?

The sun is made up several different layers, but the main 3 would have to be 1. Photosphere, 2. Chromosphere, 3. Corona.


What are the four main layers of the sun?

The four main layers of the Sun are the core, radiative zone, convective zone, and the photosphere. These layers make up the internal structure of the Sun, with each layer playing a unique role in the Sun's energy production and transfer processes.


Will the sun eventually consume the earth?

Yes, in about 5 billion years, the sun will enter its red giant phase and its outer layers will expand, likely engulfing the Earth in the process.


Why are there different layers of the sun?

The sun has an extremely powerful gravitational field, and as a result, denser materials tend to fall to the lower layers.


How do these layers of the flame compare to those of the sun?

because the sun is beuatiful


What made the Earths layers?

Your mom made the earths layers