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The black spots on the photosphere of the sun are called sunspots.
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∙ 9y agoThe dark spots on the photosphere are called sunspots. They are formed by extreme magnetic field concentration on the surface of the sun that causes localized convection, which reduces the local surface temperature when compared with the surroundings.
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What are dark spots on photosphere called?
The black spots on the photosphere of the sun are called sunspots.
What are the dark spots on the photosphere?
Sunspots. See related question.
Why do spots appear dark?
Spots appear dark because they are much cooler than the surrounding area. They are still very hot, but not as much as the rest of the Photosphere.
What are dark areas on the photosphere on the sun called?
They are called sunspots. They are only "dark" in comparison to the brilliance of the rest of the Sun.
Sunspots are temporary disturbances in the sun's?
Sunspots are the temporary dark spots on the surface of the sun, specifically the photosphere. Sunspots can get as big as 50,000 km long. Sunspots can interrupt terrestrial magnetism.
Sun spots sit on the suns?
Photosphere
Why do sun spots appear dark?
A typical spot consists of a dark region called the umbra, surrounded by a lighter region known as the penumbra. The sunspots appear relatively dark because the surrounding surface of the Sun (the photosphere) is about 10,000 degrees F., while the umbra is about 6,300 degrees F. Sunspots are quite large as an average size is about the same size as the Earth.
What is called the dark spots of the sun?
sun spots
What are the dark and cooler spots on sun called as?
Dark spots on the Sun are called sunspots. (You knew that was coming, didn't you?)
An area seen as a dark spot on the photosphere of the sun?
The darkest part, where the magnetic field is approximately vertical to the sun's surface is called the Umbra.
What makes the sunspots?
Sunspots are temporary phenomena on the photosphere of the Sun that appear visibly as dark spots compared to surrounding regions. They correspond to concentrations of magnetic field that inhibit convection and result in reduced surface temperature compared to the surrounding photosphere.
What are the dark spots on the sun called?
They are called Sunspots
