Basic Facts
What is the average temperature on the surface of the sun?
10,000 degrees Fahrenheit
What is the Sun mainly made of?
Hydrogen
What do solar flares mainly cause?
Auroras/Northern lights
A darker patch/blotch
What releases the radiation that disrupts Earths technology?
Solar flares
How old is the Sun?
4.6 billion years old
How many main inner layers are there?
3 main inner layers
Solar flares are super charged spots of ______ that explode. What is the missing word?
Energy
What is a sunspot?
A patch on the Sun that is slightly cooler than the rest
The light from the sun is needed for plants to release what gas?
Oxygen
What is the diameter of the sun?
870,000 miles in diameter
How many outer layers are there?
3 main outer layers
Patches of super charged energy that explode and send the energy into space.
What is the average temperature of a sunspot?
6,000 degrees Fahrenheit
What does intense electromagnetic radiation cause?
How long does one rotation takes?
25-35 Erth days
How hot is the sun's core?
27 million degrees Fahrenheit
What are the 5 different classifications of solar flare intensities from best to worst?
A, B, C, M, and X
What is the name of structures of dense, cool plasma that shoots out of sunspots and connects to other ones?
Prominences
What do plasma clouds cause?
Auroras
What type of star is the Sun classified as
G2V yellow dwarf star
List the inner and outer layers from inside out.
Core, radiative zone, convective zone, photosphere, cromosphere, corona
What 5 planets get Auroras from solar flares?
Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
How long was the longest recorded prominence?
2.2 million miles
How long did it take the super charged rasiadiation particles that hit earth on October 28, 2003 to reach earth?
Under 18 hours