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- How do sunspots affect living things?
- What are sunspots responsible for?
- How hot are sun spots?
- How do sunspots affect global warming?
- Are sunspots harmful to humans?
- Why do solar flares happen?
- What is causing global warming?
- Are sunspots hot or cold?
- Does the Sun have Corona?
- What is the biggest solar flare in history?
- Can sunspots be red?
- Do sunspots cause solar flares?
- Will the Sun explode?
- How do solar flares affect Earth?
- Should I worry about sunspots?
- Can Earth be destroyed by a solar flare?
How do sunspots affect living things?
Its light provides energy for photosynthesis in plants and algae, the basis for the food chain, which ultimately feeds almost all life on earth. Sunspots also have an indirect but significant impact on life here on earth. ... Ordinarily, the earth's own magnetic field protects the earth from most of the sun's emissions.
What are sunspots responsible for?
Sunspots are storms on the sun's surface that are marked by intense magnetic activity and play host to solar flares and hot gassy ejections from the sun's corona. ... It emanates from the sun and influences galactic rays that may in turn affect atmospheric phenomena on Earth, such as cloud cover.
How hot are sun spots?
On the surface of the sun (called the photosphere), the temperature is around 11,000 degrees Fahrenheit (6,100 degrees Celsius). But a sunspot is quite a bit cooler, averaging about 8,000 F (4,400 C).
How do sunspots affect global warming?
Sunspots are areas where the magnetic field is about 2,500 times stronger than Earth's, much higher than anywhere else on the Sun. ... This in turn lowers the temperature relative to its surroundings because the concentrated magnetic field inhibits the flow of hot, new gas from the Sun's interior to the surface.
Are sunspots harmful to humans?
Most experts state that there's no significant risk to humans on the ground from solar flare. This is due to the fact that the Earth's atmosphere acts as a protective shield for living beings, absorbing most of the radiation.
Why do solar flares happen?
Flares occur when intense magnetic fields on the Sun become too tangled. Like a rubber band that snaps when it is twisted too far, the tangled magnetic fields release energy when they "snap". ... Solar flares burst forth from the intense magnetic fields in the vicinity of active regions on the Sun.
What is causing global warming?
Global warming is an aspect of climate change, referring to the long-term rise of the planet's temperatures. It is caused by increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, mainly from human activities such as burning fossil fuels, and farming.
Are sunspots hot or cold?
Sunspots are areas that appear dark on the surface of the Sun. They appear dark because they are cooler than other parts of the Sun's surface. The temperature of a sunspot is still very hot though—around 6,500 degrees Fahrenheit!
Does the Sun have Corona?
The corona is the outer atmosphere of the Sun. It extends many thousands of kilometers (miles) above the visible "surface" of the Sun, gradually transforming into the solar wind that flows outward through our solar system.
What is the biggest solar flare in history?
At 4:51 p.m. EDT, on Monday, April 2, 2001, the sun unleashed the biggest solar flare ever recorded, as observed by the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite. The flare was definitely more powerful than the famous solar flare on March 6, 1989, which was related to the disruption of power grids in Canada.
Can sunspots be red?
People often mistake sunspots for age spots. Age spots are the brown marks people over the age of 45 often see on their skin; sunspots are red and feel scaly to the touch.
Do sunspots cause solar flares?
Sunspots are caused by disturbances in the Sun's magnetic field welling up to the photosphere, the Sun's visible "surface". The powerful magnetic fields in the vicinity of sunspots produce active regions on the Sun, which in turn frequently spawn disturbances such as solar flares and coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
Will the Sun explode?
Scientists have conducted a lot of researches and study to estimate that the Sun is not going to explode for another 5 to 7 billion years. When the Sun does cease to exist, it will first expand in size and use up all the hydrogen present at its core, and then eventually shrink down and become a dying star.
How do solar flares affect Earth?
"Harmful radiation from a flare cannot pass through Earth's atmosphere to physically affect humans on the ground, however — when intense enough — they can disturb the atmosphere in the layer where GPS and communications signals travel."
Should I worry about sunspots?
Generally speaking, sunspots on your face are nothing to worry about. But if you have any unusual (or new) marks on your skin, it is important to have them checked out by a dermatologist as soon as possible to make sure it's not something more serious.
Can Earth be destroyed by a solar flare?
Solar flares sound scary, but they won't exactly destroy the Earth. The Sun's occasional eruptions could reach our planet if they are especially powerful, and at that point may cause damage to power grids.
