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Are the sunspots hotter or colder than the surrounding areas?
They are colder and darker than the other areas
Why are sunspot darker than surrounding areas?
Sunspots are darker because they are cooler than the surrounding area.
Are sun spots hotter or colder than other parts?
Sunspots are cooler than surrounding areas on the Sun's surface, with temperatures around 4,000-4,500 degrees Celsius compared to around 5,500 degrees Celsius for the surrounding areas.
What is the name of the smallest sunspots?
Sunspots are transitory and will appear and then disappear without notice. For this reason, they are not given names.
What is a dark area on the surface of the sun that is cooler than the surrounding area?
Sunspots are dark areas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the surrounding area.
Why are sunspots cooler than the surrounding surface of the sun?
Sunspots appear cooler than the surrounding surface of the sun because they are areas of intense magnetic activity that inhibit the flow of heat from the sun's interior. This disruption in the flow of heat causes the sunspots to be cooler than their surroundings.
Sunspots are what compared to the gases around them on the sun?
Sunspots are cooler than the surrounding gases on the sun, which is why they appear darker in comparison. They are caused by fluctuations in the sun's magnetic field, leading to areas of reduced temperature.
What are the cool magnetic fields that dot the surface of the sun?
Magnetic fields that dot the surface of the sun are known as sunspots. Although they are hardly cool in temperature, they are much colder than surrounding areas, which causes them to be visible as darkened spots.
Are sunspots hotter or colder regions of the sun?
Sunspots are actually cooler regions on the sun's surface compared to their surroundings. They appear darker because they are areas of intense magnetic activity that disrupts the normal flow of heat to the surface.
Which is NOT true about sunspots?
Sunspots are caused by magnetic activity on the Sun and appear as dark spots on its surface. They have a lower temperature compared to the surrounding areas, which is why they appear darker. They are temporary phenomena that can last from days to weeks before fading away. It is NOT true that sunspots have a higher temperature than the surrounding areas.
What causes sunspots to be colder than the surrounding areas?
Sunspots are areas on the surface of the sun where strong magnetic fields keep charged particles trapped. Matter on the surface convects (gets heated, rises to the surface, cools, and sinks down only to be reheated and continue the cycle) but not the matter trapped in these magnetic fields. It can't sink back down once it cools off, which is why it looks black from Earth. These spots are still 3000 degrees kelvin (essentially Celsius) which is really hot but colder than the surrounding 5800 kelvin surface.
Why do sunspots look dark in color?
Sunspots appear dark in color because they are cooler than the surrounding areas on the Sun's surface, which are much hotter. The cooler temperature of sunspots is due to magnetic activity inhibiting the flow of heat from deeper within the Sun.
