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Because they are cooler than the rest of sun's surface.Even though the spots are cooler,They are still 6000 degrees.The other surface of sun is 10000 degrees.
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Why is the center of a Sunspot dark?
It is not actually dark, it is just dark in comparison to the rest of the Sun's photosphere. This is because the magnetic fields/flux associated with the sunspot inhibit convection and therefore reduce the amount of heat rising from below where they are present.
How do you use the word sunspot in a sentence?
You should never look directly at the Sun to try to see a sunspot, as they are not as dark as they look in photographs. The magnetic disturbance that causes a sunspot will seldom occur in the same location twice.
What is the function of the sunspot?
Sunspots can be defined as a short-term phenomenon on the photosphere of the Sun that appear visibly as dark spots compared to surrounding regions. They are caused by intense magnetic action, which inhibits convection by an effect comparable to the eddy current brake forming areas of reduced surface temperature. They usually appear as pairs, with each sunspot having the opposite magnetic pole to the other.
What is the lighter-colered region around the dark center of a sunspot called?
penumbra
A dark area of gas on the suns surface that is cooler than surrounding gases?
It is called a sunspot.
Why does a sun spot appear dark?
Well, a sunspot is not really dark but it is at a lower temperature than the surrounding gases on the surface of the Sun. So it only looks dark by contrast with the area round it.
Dark center of a sunspot?
Umbra.
What are dark areas cooler than their surroundings?
sunspot
What is a cool dark area in the surface of the sun?
a sunspot
An area seen as dark spot on the photosphere of sun?
A "sunspot."
What are dark spots on the sun where gas is cooler?
The cooler dark spots on the sun are called sunspots.
Why is the center of a Sunspot dark?
It is not actually dark, it is just dark in comparison to the rest of the Sun's photosphere. This is because the magnetic fields/flux associated with the sunspot inhibit convection and therefore reduce the amount of heat rising from below where they are present.
How do you use the word sunspot in a sentence?
You should never look directly at the Sun to try to see a sunspot, as they are not as dark as they look in photographs. The magnetic disturbance that causes a sunspot will seldom occur in the same location twice.
What is the function of the sunspot?
Sunspots can be defined as a short-term phenomenon on the photosphere of the Sun that appear visibly as dark spots compared to surrounding regions. They are caused by intense magnetic action, which inhibits convection by an effect comparable to the eddy current brake forming areas of reduced surface temperature. They usually appear as pairs, with each sunspot having the opposite magnetic pole to the other.
What is the light colored region around the dark center of a sunspot called?
Penumbra
What is the lighter-colered region around the dark center of a sunspot called?
penumbra
Where is the largest sunspot on Neptune?
Sunspots, as the name suggests, appear on the Sun or on stars - not on planets.
