Space Weather and Exploration

The center of the sun, the ___, produces the energy that eventually reaches us and warms the Earth.

• core

• radiative zone

• corona

• convective zone

Solar flares, prominences, coronal holes, and coronal mass ejections are all due to disturbances in _____ on the sun.

• the convective zone

• the radiative zone

• the core

• magnetic fields

These appear darker than the rest of the sun's surface (photosphere) because the strong magnetic fields associated with them decrease convection from below the surface, cooling this area.

• filaments

• prominences

• sun spots

• flares

The sun is a glowing ball of _______.

• water
• liquid
• gases
• rocks

The sun is a _______.

• star
• planet
• satellite

state 4 effects of space weather on Earth

• Health risk on humans

• Disturbance of telecommunications

• Disturbance of GPS

• Disturbance of electric power

• attracts sea level down to avoid tsunami

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

• solar flare

• solar prominence

• magnetosphere

• solar wind

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-1

how this phenomenon happen?

• it is formed by the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetic field

• consists of charged gas that erupts strongly and often occurs near sunspots

• very large loop shaped made up of flaming gases on top of sun's spots.

• eruption of magnetic gas particles that sprays particles out into the outer space at a high speed and appearing to be a cloud that expands.

What is this phenomena?

• solar prominence

• solar flare

• solar wind

• coronal mass ejection

what is the innermost layer of the sun?

• chromosphere

• core

• photosphere

• convection zone