Anatomy Of the Sun
What are Dark Cool Spots on the Sun Called
Sunspots
British Astronomer who saw a big flare
Richard Carrington
How fast does a solar flare travel
Speed of Light
How many Earths could fit inside the Sun
1.3 million
What is the Sun's Atmosphere called?
The Corona
Soviet Heliobiologist
Alexsandr Chizhevsky
What is a large release of plasma into space called?
Coronal mass ejection or CME
How far (in miles) is the Earth from the sun?
93 million miles
What is the Visible Surface of the Sun Called
The Photosphere
Who wrote the book "Lights Out"
Ted Koppel
What is it called when there is a colorful display of solar particles in the Earth's atmosphere?
Aurora
How long does it take for the sun to make 1 rotation
28 days
What process powers the sun?
Nuclear Fusion
What organization operates the Space Weather Prediction Center?
NOAA
How often do the Earth's magnetic poles flip?
Every 200,000-300,000 years
What is the largest category of solar flare?
X-Class Solar flare
What would happen if the sun ran out of hydrogen in its core?
It would expand to a red giant and start to fuse helium.
What Satellite Touched the Sun?
The Parker Solar Probe
How fast do the poles move?
~34 miles per year
How long is one Solar Cycle
~11 Years