The Sun's Activities That Affect The Earth (5)

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The Sun's Activities That Affect The Earth (5)

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Solar flares (2)

Solar flares are strong and spectacular explosions of gases

Solar flares (3)

Solar flares attain their maximum brightness level within a few seconds or minutes and then become dim after a few minutes or hour

Solar flares (4)

Solar flares spout charged gas particles at high speeds into outer space

Solar flares (5)

The light from solar flares which is at the speed of light takes eight minutes to reach Earth while the charged gas particles take tens of minutes

Solar flares (6)

These charged gas particles often collide with atoms and molecules in Earth’s atmosphere to produce a stunning light display in the sky known as aurora

Prominence (1)

A prominence is a huge loop or arched column of glowing gases over the sunspot

Prominence (2)

Prominences can reach heights of hundreds of thousands of kilometres and may last for several days or months

Prominence (3)

Prominences that are very strong can throw out matter from the Sun into space at speeds ranging from 600 km s-1 to more than 1 000 km s-1

Object in the Solar System that has the same shape as solar wind

Comet

Prominence

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