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What are the tiny packets of energy the sun gives off called?

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What are the tiny packets of energy the sun gives off called?

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photons

The Sun gives off energy in tiny packets called photons . Photons travel in waves. Figure below models a wave of light. Notice the wavelength in the figure. Waves with shorter wavelengths have more energy.

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