Quickcomputerstips
- Why is the Sun considered dynamic?
- What is it called when the Sun shoots fire?
- How does the Sun start a fire?
- Is the Sun actually on fire?
- Does the sun have a solid core?
- Does the sun have Corona?
- What do solar flares look like?
- What triggers CMEs?
- What are solar flares on the sun?
- How is the sun burning without oxygen?
- How can the sun be on fire without oxygen?
- What are the two main elements that make up the sun?
- What year will the sun explode?
- Do your balls float in space?
- Is the sun hotter than fire?
Why is the Sun considered dynamic?
Over time, the magnetic field becomes twisted and more complex, which increases solar activity. ... When magnetic field loops break through the surface, relatively cool regions of plasma form sunspots. The crossing of magnetic field lines creates solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
What is it called when the Sun shoots fire?
The space agency released a stunning video showing a violent explosion on the sun's surface – known as a 'coronal mass ejection' – surrounded by fiery loops of the sun's magnetic field.
How does the Sun start a fire?
That's because the sun's rays bathe the Earth in a constant flow of thermal energy spread over each square metre. While this is too dilute to ignite paper, wood or other combustible substances, if the rays are focused, the flow of energy becomes concentrated enough to exceed the threshold for combustion.
Is the Sun actually on fire?
Sun is not fire or on fire. Fire or burning as phenomenon is about some reactive substance reacting with oxygen, and producing excess heat. Sun on other hand is ball of fiercely hot mostly hydrogen plasma. Powered by nuclear fusion reactions happening in its very hot core.
Does the sun have a solid core?
The Sun does not have a solid surface or continents like Earth, nor does it have a solid core (Figure 1). However, it does have a lot of structure and can be discussed as a series of layers, not unlike an onion.
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 do solar flares look like?
They appear dark because they are cooler than other parts of the Sun's surface. Solar flares are a sudden explosion of energy caused by tangling, crossing or reorganizing of magnetic field lines near sunspots. ... Sometimes the Sun's surface is very active.
What triggers CMEs?
The more explosive CMEs generally begin when highly twisted magnetic field structures (flux ropes) contained in the Sun's lower corona become too stressed and realign into a less tense configuration – a process called magnetic reconnection.
What are solar flares on the sun?
A solar flare is a tremendous explosion on the Sun that happens when energy stored in 'twisted' magnetic fields (usually above sunspots) is suddenly released.
How is the sun burning without oxygen?
The Sun does not "burn", like we think of logs in a fire or paper burning. The Sun glows because it is a very big ball of gas, and a process called nuclear fusion is taking place in its core. ... Hydrogen really doesn't burn, it fuses, into helium. So no oxygen is required!
How can the sun be on fire without oxygen?
The sun does not run out of oxygen for the simple fact that it does not use oxygen to burn. The burning of the sun is not chemical combustion. It is nuclear fusion. ... This combustion releases energy which we experience as the heat and light given off by the flame.
What are the two main elements that make up the sun?
Despite the controversy, everyone agrees on the basics: The sun consists mainly of hydrogen and helium, the two lightest elements.
What year 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.
Do your balls float in space?
Chiao: Correct. They're globules that are floating and you're floating. MH: And you can't just grab a globule, because it won't come with you.
Is the sun hotter than fire?
No. The surface of the sun is approximately 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit while a wood burning fire is about 600 degrees Fahrenheit.
