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Summarize the overall properties of the Sun. |
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Outline the process by which energy is produced in the
Sun’s interior. |
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Explain how energy travels from the solar core, through
the interior, and out into space. |
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Name the Sun’s outer layers and describe what those
layers tell us about the Sun’s surface composition and
temperature. |
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Discuss the nature of the Sun’s magnetic field and its
relationship to the various types of solar activity. |
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Explain how observations of the Sun’s core challenge our
present understanding of fundamental physics. |