Secrets of The Sun Study Guide Exam 2023

Secrets of The Sun Study Guide Exam 2023 What two elements make up the most of the Sun's mass? - ANS-Hydrogen and Helium What type of star is the sun? - ANS-Yellow Dwarf If the sun were made up of wood and burned, how long would it take to burn out? - ANS-5000 to 6000 years What is the process of which the sun produces energy (heat/light) - ANS-Nuclear Fusion What are the particles called that bring heat and light from the center of the Sun to Earth? - ANS-Photons How long does it take light that leaves the Sun to reach Earth? - ANS-8 Minutes What drive all outburst of explosions on the Sun? - ANS-Magnetism What evidence so scientist see on the Sun that proves the existence of many magnetic field lines? - ANS-Coronal Loops What results when a high energy flare shoots enough material back towards the Sun's surface? - ANS-Sun quakes and Solar tsunami What is a CME? - ANS-Coronal Mass Ejections Energy from a flare flings a collection of plasma out into space What happened to Mars' atmosphere? - ANS-It doesn't have a strong internal magnetic field. The atmosphere was knocked off into space due to solar wind and CME's What is the trigger of most solar magnetic storms? - ANS-Sun spots What evidence do we see in the sky when solar magnetic storms break through our magnetic shield. - ANS-Auroras How long does it take for the fastest coronal mass ejection ever recorded (in 1859) to get to earth? - ANS-Less than 18 hours What technology did the 1859 solar storm effect? - ANS-Telegraphs How long is the Sun's sunspot cycle? (Time) - ANS-11 Years Continues...