Furthermore, the sun is composed of layers, like many other heavenly bodies. It's major layers (in order from outermost to inner most) consist of the corona, the transition region, the chromosphere, the photoshere, the convection zone, the radiation zone, and the core.
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| Corona | 1.8 Million Deg. Farenheit | This is the outermost layer of the sun. It is thin and faint, and extends millions of miles into outerspace. |
| Transition Region | 1.8 Million Deg. Farenheit | This is the transition area from the corona to the chromosphere. |
| Chromosphere | 10,800 - 90,000 Deg. Farenheit | This layer rises 1240 miles above the photosphere. |
| Photosphere | 10,000 Deg. Farenheit | This layer, considered to be the sun's surface, is 60 miles thick and so dense we can't see through it. Here is where the sun's energy is given off in the form of heat and light. |
| Covection Zone | 2,000,000 Deg. Farenheit | The gases in this zone under go violent churning motions (called convections or turbulence) which help to carry the sun's energy to the surface. Heat from the Radiation zone cools as it rises to this level. |
| Radiation Zone | 3.6 Million Deg. Farenheit | Energy from the core radiates through this zone dropping it's temperature. |
| Core | 27 Million Deg. Farenheit | Thermonuclear reactions take place here. They power the sun, while billions of tons of pressure fuse hydrogen into helium. |