Chromosphere

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/chromosphere

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the scientific name?Chromosphere
2. What is the location?Above the photosphere and below the corona
3. What is the chromosphere and where is it located?The chromosphere is a hot, colorful layer of the Sun's atmosphere. It sits just above the photosphere and below the corona.
4. Why does the chromosphere look red or pink during a solar eclipse?It emits light from hydrogen, especially the H‑alpha line, which gives it a thin reddish‑pink rim that we can see when the Sun is blocked by the Moon.

Photosphere: The visible surface of the Sun, characterized by decreasing temperature with altitude.
Corona: The outermost layer of the Sun's atmosphere, extremely hot and tenuous, visible during total solar eclipses.
Spicules: Transient, jet-like structures of plasma extending upwards from the chromosphere, driven by magnetic activity.
Solar Flare: A sudden, intense release of electromagnetic radiation and energetic particles, often associated with magnetic reconnection.