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It would be theoretically possible, I suppose, but highly unlikely. A CME and an extreme magnetic storm can induce high electrical voltages, but the length of the average car wire isn't long enough to cause much of a problem. An AM radio transmitting antenna tower perhaps, but not a car's AM reception antenna. Power wires strung for miles from city to city, sure, but not a wire from your battery to the taillight.
There are a great number of things that we need to worry about each day. I would rank this one pretty close to the bottom of the list.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThey mostly could not. Auto electronics are fairly well shielded; you drive under power lines, don't you? When was the last time your engine died from the varying magnetic field generated by a power line? I didn't think so.
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∙ 13y agoYou could build a Faraday Cage in your garage, and park in it. But it would be a waste of time and effort. That's a pretty minor risk.
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Bright explosions of hot gases from the chromosphere are called?
CMEs, or Coronal Mass Ejections
What are 3 types of solar storms?
There are a variety of types of solar storms. These include solar flares, geomagnetic storms, as well as coronal mass ejections.
Is it possible to see the northern lights from Oklahoma?
Under normal conditions one cannot see the northern lights from Oklahoma. However on very rare occasions, such as extremely powerful coronal mass ejections, we have been able to see them. You can see them in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The sun sometimes releases cmes what does cme stands for?
Coronal mass ejection. C.M.E
How long does it take for coronal mass ejection to hit earth?
3 to 4 days.
Bright explosions of hot gases from the chromosphere are called?
CMEs, or Coronal Mass Ejections
How are solar flares and coronal mass ejections similar?
they can both be very disruptive to human activity on earth and in space
What are tremendous explosions in regions around sunspots which eject high-energy particles and emit x-rays called?
I suppose that you think to a "solar flare".Coronal mass ejections are bigger than solar flares.
What are Bubbles if ionized gas emitted from the sun?
Bubbles of ionized gas emitted from the Sun are called Coronal Mass Ejections or CMEs for short.
What are some effects of sunspots?
Some effects are coronal spots and reconnection events. Also, most solar flares and coronal mass ejections originate in the magnetically active regions around the visible sunspot groupings.
Which feature of the sun releases large amounts of magnetic activity that can cause the communication systems of the earth to malfunction?
Solar flares and coronal mass ejections.
What are 3 types of solar storms?
There are a variety of types of solar storms. These include solar flares, geomagnetic storms, as well as coronal mass ejections.
Sunspots are associated with a brief outburst called what?
Solar flares and coronal mass ejections. You can see the daily sunspot number, and movies of interesting CMEs and flares, at spaceweather.com.
How fast do solar flares travel?
About 2 million mph. Pretty Fast ! That answer may be referring to "coronal mass ejections" rather than the closely related phenomenon of solar flares.
Would coronal mass ejections destroy life on the earth side of the sun if the sun were not turning?
No. Coronal mass ejections (CMEs) do blast considerable amounts of solar plasma into space, but the Sun's gravity is so high that most of it falls back into the Sun; only trace amounts reach the Earth's orbit. But even if the Sun were not rotating, the Earth is moving. So even if a still Sun were to pop a CME directly at the Earth, the Earth would move out of the path in a few days.
What are some examples of naturally occurring?
Lightningstatic electricity in synthetic fabrics and carpetselectric eelselectric rays(fish)corrosion of metals by electrolysiscosmic rays and coronal mass ejections from the Sun inducing currents into electricity power lines
Name and describe seven features of the active Sun?
Sunspots: sunspots are cooler and darker regions of the Sun's photosphere created by magnetic fields piercing that region of the Sun's visible surface. (2) Plages: plages are bright regions in the chromosphere associated with magnetic fields in the process of emerging from the Sun. (3) Flares: flares are ejections of large volumes of gas. These gases sometimes head our way, causing auroras and radio interference. A flare is a much less massive ejection than a coronal mass ejection (4) Filaments, and (5) Prominences: filaments and prominences are the same feature seen from different angles. They are loops of magnetic fields carrying gases aloft. (6) Coronal holes: coronal holes are dark, and therefore cooler, portions of the corona that appear over sunspots. They are called 'holes' because these cooler areas of the corona act as conduits for gases to flow out of the sun. (7) Coronal mass ejections: coronal mass ejections and flares are ejections of large volumes of gas. These gases sometimes head our way, causing auroras and radio interference. For all of the features of the active sun listed and described above, magnetic fields play important roles in determining the activity of the active sun.
