Turbulent motions of the plasma below this layer generate sound waves, which cause it to oscillate radially with a typical period of five minutes. Those sound waves are generated in the convective zone below this layer, which, at about 5500 Kelvin, is cooler than the atmosph
Turbulent motions of the plasma below this layer generate sound waves, which cause it to oscillate radially with a typical period of five minutes. Those sound waves are generated in the convective zone below this layer, which, at about 5500 Kelvin, is cooler than the atmospheric layers above it; thus, the resulting oscillations are the subject of study in helioseismology. For 10 points, name this atmospheric layer, the visible surface of the Sun, which lies below the chromosphere and corona.
Turbulent motions of the plasma below this layer generate sound waves, which cause it to oscillate radially with a typical period of five minutes.