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Astronomers have known for many years that sunspots are "storms" on the sun's surface, and also that solar prominences seen flaring from the sun during an eclipse probably come from sunspots. what they do not know - yet - is why the sunspots occur in farily regular cycles of many, gradually diminishing to few, and then rising again to many. Times of high sunspot activity are usually also times of high Northern Lights activity and radio interference on earth.
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What causes features on the sun?
Sunspots and other natural solar events.
Whart are cool spots on the sun?
Sunspots are cooler regions on the surface of the sun. Visually, they look like dark circles sporadically dotting the sun, and their numbers change from day to day.
How can sunspots form?
when the sun comes up
The change in earth's total insolation is caused by?
sunspots
What do scientists believe causes so many earthquakes in the middle of the Atlantic ocean?
scientists believe that the volcano and earthquakes activity in this area are due to the formation of new part of the Earth's crust along the ridge
Can scientists see sunspots?
yes, with satellites that is how they get proof
What information do sunspots give scientists?
sunspots has been telling scientist about th season change and that they have a 11 year pattern
What do scientists think causes movements of the pates?
Convection currents in the mantle.
How does the number of sunspots change over time?
The number of sunspots on the sun varies over a period of 10 or 11 years. Some scientists have hypothesized that short-term changes in climate on Earth may be related to sunspot cycles. Satellites have recently collected data that show that the amount of energy the sun produces changes slightly from year to year. Some scientists think that these increases and decreases, which may be linked to the number of sunspots, may cause changes in Earth's temperature.
What causes features on the sun?
Sunspots and other natural solar events.
What causes sunspots and solar flares?
Fluctuations in the sun's magnetic field.
What are sun spots and how are they formed?
Sunspots are dark spots visible on the sun that are caused by intense magnetic activity and causes the area where the sunspots are seen to cool the temperature at that area.
Can sunspots produce a great amount of light?
No. Not really. I think you are think of a solar flare.
What did scientists learn about the sun's rotation by studying the sunspots?
this is easy ... i learned it in science class..... OK......they watched the sun and discovered that new sunspots where appearing and they also notices the same ones came back every bit. ;)
Does tanning cause sun spots?
It causes skin damage, but sunspots are on the sun's surface, not on your skin!
What are sunspots caused by?
Sunspots are areas of magnetic disturbance on the surface of the Sun, resulting in a comparatively cooler and less bright region of the photosphere.
What are the areas of cooler gases brought to the sun's surface through the convection zone?
As strange as it is to think of a body as hot as the sun having such a thing as a "cool" spot, it actually does! These areas are known as sunspots. Their number changes from year to year and they appear darker in color when studied by astronomers.
