Pokmon Learning League

The Suns Layers

Written By
Timothy Whitfield

(Episode opens with May, Max, Bonnie, Dedenne and Clemont
on a ship coming into Mossdeep City. It docks into the harbor
and they all get off. Clemont speaks to May.)
Clemont: So, this is Mossdeep City?
May: Yep. Its sure nice to be back here.
Bonnie: Hey, can we stop at the Pokemon center for a rest?
Clemont: Sure.
(As they head down to the Pokemon Center, we see they are
only a few people walking about on the street. Soon, they
arrive at the Center.)
May: Hey, Nurse Joy.
Nurse Joy: Hello, and welcome to the Center.
May: Would you mind taking care of our Pokemon?
Nurse Joy: Of course I can.
(They hand her all of their Pokemon and head over to the
waiting area. A few minutes later, they have their lunch.)
All: Mmm.
Clemont: You know, I noticed that the streets are pretty quiet.
Max: You have a good point, Clemont. Wonder why that is.
(They hear a chime and head up to the front desk.)
Nurse Joy: Im happy to say that your Pokemon are fully rested.
May: Thanks, Nurse Joy.
Nurse Joy: No problem.
Clemont: Hey, Nurse Joy. Would you mind telling us where
everyone is?
Nurse Joy: Sure. Theyre at the Space Center, waiting to see the
launch of the Omega Mark I.
Max: Oh, thats so cool. Can we go and see it?
May: Sure.
(The leave the Pokemon Center arrive at the Mossdeep Space
Center, where they see the ship getting ready for takeoff.)
Clemont: Well, there it is.
Max: Wow that looks amazing!
(May spots Liza and Tate looking out the window.)
May: Hey, Liza and Tate!
(They turn around and see them.)
Liza: Hey, guys. Howve you been?
Max: Weve been doing well. Hows the gym been doing?
Tate: Its doing very well.
May: Guys, this is Clemont and Bonnie.
Both: Nice to meet you.
Clemont: Thanks. Same to you.
Bonnie: Hi.
Max: Would you mind telling us what the Omega Mark I is
meant for?
Tate: No problem. Its the fastest rocket ever made and its
going to really help out with some of the explorations.
Max: Whoa, thats cool!
Liza: Yep.
(They all turn and look out the window at the launch site.)
Announcer (Over P.A.): T-minus 16 seconds and counting. 15-
(A brief pause.), 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6-
(The rockets thrusters start up.)
Announcer: Main engines start, 4, 3, 2, 1 and 0!
(The rocket takes off. Huge flames spout out from the thrusters
and dust blows everywhere.)
All: Whoa!!
Dedenne: Dede!!
(It leaves Earths orbit and goes into space. The gang leaves the
space center.)
Bonnie: That was great!
Max: It sure was!
(They continue on down the street until they see Siara coming
their way.)
Siara: Hey, guys.
Clemont: Hey, Siara. What are you doing here?
Siara: I thought Id come and see if there was anything new in
the city.
May: Okay.
(They continue on down the street come across a public
observatory.)
Bonnie: Hey, how about we check this place out?
May: Okay, sure.
(They all enter the observatory. There, they see a huge
telescope and an advanced console near it.)
All: Wow!
Dedenne: Dede!
Siara: Well, guys. Lets have a look
(They come up to it and look inside it. Now, we see a view of
space and the stars. Pan over to see Saturn and a comet passes
by it. Then it pans over and we see some meteors passing by
and pan over to Venus. Lastly, it pans over to the Sun and a
special lens comes down over the front.)
Max: That was amazing!
Bonnie: Yeah, it was
Siara: Heres something you guys didnt know: the Sun is made
up of layers, like the Earth.
Max: Really? What are those layers?
Siara: Well, Ill show you.
(She pulls out a PokePilot and it displays the Sun and all of its
layers.)
Siara: Lets start at the core. It makes up 25% of its radius and
its temperature is greater than 15 million degrees Kelvin.
May: Really?
Siara: Yep. Also, the gravity there pulls all mass inward and it
creates an intense pressure thats high enough to force
hydrogen atoms together in a nuclear fusion reaction.
May: Okay, whats after that?
Siara: Next up is the radiative zone. In here, the energy from
the core gets carried out by photons and it travels at 1 micron,
which is a millionth of a meter. Once it gets absorbed by a gas
molecule, it re-emits another one with the same wavelength
and does it again in a cycle.
Max: All right, whats next?
Siara: After that is the convective zone. Its dominated by
convection currents thatll carry energy outward to the surface.
The currents are movements of riding hot gas next to falling
moving cool gas and theyll carry photons out faster than the
radiative transfer in the core and radiative zone.
Bonnie: Okay, now what?
Siara: Now we come to the Photosphere. Its the surface of the
sun and it has an average temperature of 5,800 degrees Kelvin.
The bumps on the surface are the surfaces of the convection
current cells and they can each be up to 600 miles wide.
Clemont: Really?
Siara: Yep. Now, when you go through it, the temperature
drops and the gases dont emit as much light. This is an effect
called limb darkening and it makes the outer layer of the
Photosphere look dark.
Clemont: Okay, whats next?
Siara: Now, we come to the Chromosphere. Its been said that
this layer has been heated by convection from beneath the
Photosphere. As those gases are churned. Theyll produce
shock waves that heats up the gas and send it through in
millions of tiny spikes of hot gas called spicules.
Max: Thats interesting. Whats left?
Siara: Last is the Corona. Its the most outer layer and it
extends millions of kilometers. It can be seen during a solar
eclipse and in x-ray images.
May: Cool.
Siara: Theres more. It also has some bright and dark areas
known as coronal holes that are relatively cool areas.
Max: The Suns layers all have something important about
them.
Siara: Yes, they do. Which is why were going to do something.
Bonnie: All right.
(The projection switches over to an image of a blank circle
broken up into layers.)
Siara: Okay, you guys ready to do it?
May: You bet.
Siara: All right. Now, what layer do you think this is?
(The outer rim lights up.)
Bonnie: That would be the Photosphere.
Siara: Okay, Bonnie. What layer is this?
(They second-most inner layer lights up.)
Clemont: Thats the radiative layer.
Siara: All right, Clemont. What layer is this one?
(The area outside the circle lights up.)
Max: Its the Corona.
Siara: Very good, Max. You guys are doing well.
Max: Thanks, Siara.
Siara: Youre welcome. Listen, lets take a little break. Ill go
get us some lunch.
May: Okay.
(She walks out.)
Bonnie: All right, guys. What should we do for now?
Max: Hmm. We could look over some of the stuff we know.
Clemont: Okay, but lets see if the audience wants to do it.
May: All right (She looks at the viewers.) Hey, you guys up for
it? (She waits for an answer from the viewers.) Oh, good.
What are the little spikes of hot gas called? (She waits for an
answer from the viewers.) Spicules. You got it.
Bonnie: What are the bright and dark areas of the Corona?
(She waits for an answer from the viewers.) Theyre coronal
holes. Oh, yeah.
Clemont: What is the effect that make the Photospheres outer
edge look dark? (He waits for an answer from the viewers.)
Limb darkening. All right.
Max: That was very good, guys.
(Siara returns with their lunch.)
Siara: Here we go, guys.
All: Thanks, Siara.
(They all sit down and eat.)
All: Mmm.
Dedenne: Dede.
(Siara wipes her mouth.)
Siara: Okay, guys. Lets get back to it.
Max: All right. Before we do, lets see if the viewers are up to
do it.
Bonnie: Okay. (She looks at the viewers.) You guys ready to
go? (She waits for an answer from the viewers.) Okay, then.
(Cut to the circle.)
Max (V.O): Okay, what layer is this one? (The third inner layer
lights up and he waits for an answer from the viewers.) The
Convective zone. All right.
Clemont (V.O): All right, what is this layer here? (The second-
most outer layer lights up and he waits for an answer from the
viewers.) The Chromosphere. Okay.
Bonnie (V.O): Lastly, what is this layer? (The inner center lights
up and she waits for an answer from the viewers.) The Core.
You got it.
(Cut back to them and May speaks.)
May: Great job, guys.
Bonnie: Thanks for showing us that, Siara.
Siara: Hey, it was no problem.
Max: Well, lets head over to the docks.
(They leave the observatory and head on down the street.)
Clemont: By the way, Siara. What are you going to do when
you get back to Torom Island?
Siara: Oh, Im going to see how some of those cloned flowers I
planted are doing.
Clemont: Oh, thats sounds good.
(They all turn to the viewers.)
All: Thanks a lot, you guys.
Dedenne: Dede.
(Cut to them at the docks.)
May: Well, that was a good episode. Did you enjoy it? (She
waits for an answer from the viewers.) All right. Well see you
later.
(They all wave goodbye to the viewers and they get on the ship
heading for Lillycove City. Then, it fades to black, ending the
episode.)