UNIVERSE
SOLAR STRUCTURE
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Question
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Temperature decreases from the photosphere to the corona
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Temperature increases from the photosphere to the corona
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Temperature stays relatively consistent within the solar atmosphere
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Temperature increases then decreases in the corona
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Detailed explanation-1: -"In order for the corona to make the photospheric temperature rise, the coronal gas must cause the photospheric atoms to move faster. It could do so by colliding and mixing with the cooler gas and thus transfering some of its kinetic energy.
Detailed explanation-2: -the chromosphere-a transparent layer between the corona and the photosphere.
Detailed explanation-3: -Temperatures in the corona-the tenuous, outermost layer of the solar atmosphere-spike upwards of 2 million degrees Fahrenheit, while just 1, 000 miles below, the underlying surface simmers at a balmy 10, 000 F.
Detailed explanation-4: -The temperature in the photosphere varies between about 6500 K at the bottom and 4000 K at the top (11, 000 and 6700 degrees F, 6200 and 3700 degrees C). Most of the photosphere is covered by granulation.