Its called the Aurora Borealis for the Northern Hemisphere and Aurora Australis in the Southern Hemisphere. The particles excite the gases to make stupendous visual color displays that can be seen over thousands of miles.
No two times are the same the shows can vary from undulating curtains to clouds of ever changing colours. As they say a Picture can paint a thousand words.
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No, typically the upper atmosphere is colder than the lower atmosphere. This is because the lower regions of the atmosphere are heated by the Earth's surface, while the upper atmosphere is heated by solar radiation. This temperature difference contributes to the formation of weather patterns and circulation in the atmosphere.
The Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting harmful solar wind and cosmic rays that could otherwise strip away the atmosphere and expose life on Earth to damaging radiation. This protective magnetic field helps to preserve the atmosphere and enable life to thrive on the planet's surface.
The atmosphere balances the unequal heating of Earth's surface by moving air through convection currents. These currents transfer heat from warmer regions to cooler regions, helping to regulate temperature gradients and create more stable climate conditions.
The Earth's two forms of protection against solar winds are its magnetosphere and its atmosphere. The magnetosphere is a magnetic field that deflects most of the solar wind particles, while the atmosphere absorbs and protects the Earth's surface from harmful solar radiation.
Magnetic flux through a surface is maximum when the direction of the magnetic field is in the same direction as the normal vector of the surface. In other words, the magnetic flux is maximum when the magnetic field is perpendicular to the surface area. That's why φ=BAcosθ, where θ is the angle between the direction of the magnetic field and the normal vector of the surface area. When the magnetic field is exactly the same direction as the normal vector (aka the magnetic field is perpendicular to the surface), θ=0 and cosθ = 1, its maximum value. The closer θ is to 90 degrees (ie. the more parallel the direction of the magnetic field is to the surface area, or the less parallel the magnetic field is to the surfaces normal vector), the smaller cosθ is, and thus flux will decrease accordingly.
Magnetic field lines.
No, typically the upper atmosphere is colder than the lower atmosphere. This is because the lower regions of the atmosphere are heated by the Earth's surface, while the upper atmosphere is heated by solar radiation. This temperature difference contributes to the formation of weather patterns and circulation in the atmosphere.
Yes, sunspots are regions on the Sun's surface with intense magnetic fields that are cooler and darker than the surrounding area. The strong magnetic fields in sunspots can cause solar flares and other solar activity.
Cooler regions in the Sun's atmosphere are known as sunspots. These areas appear darker than the surrounding regions because they are cooler, despite still being extremely hot compared to Earth. Sunspots are caused by magnetic activity on the Sun's surface.
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The Earth's magnetic field acts as a shield, deflecting harmful solar wind and cosmic rays that could otherwise strip away the atmosphere and expose life on Earth to damaging radiation. This protective magnetic field helps to preserve the atmosphere and enable life to thrive on the planet's surface.
The moon does not have a global magnetic field like Earth. However, there are localized regions on the moon's surface that have magnetic properties, likely due to past interactions with Earth's magnetic field when the moon was forming.
The atmosphere balances the unequal heating of Earth's surface by moving air through convection currents. These currents transfer heat from warmer regions to cooler regions, helping to regulate temperature gradients and create more stable climate conditions.
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.
Charged particles from the Sun will not reach the surface of the Earth because they are mostly deflected around it by the Earth's magnetic field (the magnetosphere), but where the particles are deflected towards the surface near the Earth's magnetic poles, they interact with the gas high in the atmosphere to form the Auroras and do not penetrate through to the surface.
Charged particles from the Sun will not reach the surface of the Earth because they are mostly deflected around it by the Earth's magnetic field (the magnetosphere), but where the particles are deflected towards the surface near the Earth's magnetic poles, they interact with the gas high in the atmosphere to form the Auroras and do not penetrate through to the surface.