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What is the lighter-colered region around the dark center of a sunspot called?
The lighter-colored region around the dark center of a sunspot is called the penumbra. It consists of less dense magnetic field lines compared to the umbra, which is the darkest part of the sunspot.
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.
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.
A dark area of gas on the suns surface that is cooler than surrounding gases?
The dark area is known as a sunspot on the Sun's surface. Sunspots appear darker because they are cooler than their surroundings. They are caused by strong magnetic activity that inhibits convection and reduces temperature.
What is an example of a sunspot?
An example of a sunspot is the group of dark spots visible on the Sun's surface, caused by intense magnetic activity. Sunspots appear darker than their surrounding regions due to their lower surface temperatures. They usually occur in regions of strong magnetic fields on the solar surface.
Dark center of a sunspot?
Umbra.
What is the lighter-colered region around the dark center of a sunspot called?
The lighter-colored region around the dark center of a sunspot is called the penumbra. It consists of less dense magnetic field lines compared to the umbra, which is the darkest part of the sunspot.
What is the light colored region around the dark center of a sunspot called?
Penumbra
What is the lighter colored region around the dark center of a hotspot called?
The lighter colored region around the dark center of a hotspot is known as the "umbra." It is the innermost and darkest part of a sunspot or the dark central region of a volcanic hotspot.
What is the center portion of a sunspot called?
The center portion of a sunspot is called the umbra. It is the darkest part of the sunspot where the magnetic field is strongest and the temperature is cooler than the surrounding areas.
What is the center portion of the sunspot called?
umbra
What is a cool dark area in the surface of the sun?
a sunspot
What are dark areas cooler than their surroundings?
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.
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.
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.
