SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

THE SUN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Can only be seen during a solar eclipse; outer layer; looks like a white halo
A
corona
B
photosphere
C
core
D
fusion
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The corona is the outermost part of the Sun’s atmosphere. The corona is usually hidden by the bright light of the Sun’s surface. That makes it difficult to see without using special instruments. However, the corona can be seen during a total solar eclipse.

Detailed explanation-2: -There is another type of solar halo that occurs during an eclipse, one which has to do with the Sun’s corona. The corona, which is Latin for ‘crown’, is the gaseous outer atmosphere of the Sun.

Detailed explanation-3: -The colorful chromosphere is seen shining out around the edges of the Moon when viewed during a total solar eclipse, when the bright surface of the Sun is blocked. The lower region of the Sun’s atmosphere is called the chromosphere.

Detailed explanation-4: -Corona: The outer layer that looks like a white halo around the sun. The corona extends into space for millions of kilometers and gradually thins into streams of electrically charged particles called solar wind.

Detailed explanation-5: -The sun’s corona The third layer of the sun’s atmosphere is the corona. Like the chromosphere, the sun’s corona can only be seen during a total solar eclipse (or with NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (opens in new tab)). It appears as white streamers or plumes of ionized gas that flow outward into space.

Detailed explanation-6: -The sky will darken, as if it were dawn or dusk. Weather permitting, people in the path of a total solar eclipse can see the Sun’s corona, the outer atmosphere, which is otherwise usually obscured by the bright face of the Sun.

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