THE SUN VIRTUAL TOUR QUESTIONS
-Define: Sunspots-is an areas on the suns face that is slightly cooler and darker than the surrounding material.
Solar Active Region-is a transient of the atmosphere containing strong magnetic fields.
- Define and Temp: Chromosphere-is a irregular layer above the photosphere apparently made up of entirely of spike shaped structures called spicules.
Convective Zone-the highest level of the solar interior, extending from the radiative zone to the suns surface and made up of the boiling convection cells.
Radiative Zone-huge spherical shell that emits radiation and diffuses it outwards.
Core-a region of high temperature and pressure where almost all of the suns nuclear fusion takes place.
Corona-the suns outer atmosphere extending more than half a million miles from its surface, where the temperature can reach 2 million degrees fahrenheit.
-How old is the sun?4.6 billion years
-How long will the Sun last in its current state? billion years
-Summarize the Sun's role in Climate Change- if has direct effect and indirect effect on the heat
-Name two Solar missions and describe their goals-interstellar mission voyager 1 and 2
-What is the Sun's made of (Composition)-carbon nitrogen and oxygen made up of 1.5% other 0.5% small amounts of many other elements such as neon iron silicon magnesium and sulfur
-Define: Sunspots-is an areas on the suns face that is slightly cooler and darker than the surrounding material.
Solar Active Region-is a transient of the atmosphere containing strong magnetic fields.
- Define and Temp: Chromosphere-is a irregular layer above the photosphere apparently made up of entirely of spike shaped structures called spicules.
Convective Zone-the highest level of the solar interior, extending from the radiative zone to the suns surface and made up of the boiling convection cells.
Radiative Zone-huge spherical shell that emits radiation and diffuses it outwards.
Core-a region of high temperature and pressure where almost all of the suns nuclear fusion takes place.
Corona-the suns outer atmosphere extending more than half a million miles from its surface, where the temperature can reach 2 million degrees fahrenheit.
-How old is the sun?4.6 billion years
-How long will the Sun last in its current state? billion years
-Summarize the Sun's role in Climate Change- if has direct effect and indirect effect on the heat
-Name two Solar missions and describe their goals-interstellar mission voyager 1 and 2
-What is the Sun's made of (Composition)-carbon nitrogen and oxygen made up of 1.5% other 0.5% small amounts of many other elements such as neon iron silicon magnesium and sulfur