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This is called a solar prominence when viewed on the suns limb or a solar filament when viewed with the solar disk behind it (when it will appear darker than the disk).
Filaments/ prominences are formed in magnetic loops that hold relatively cool, dense gas suspended above the surface of the Sun.
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How do shooting stars travel so fast if there is no gravity?
Although shooting stars are not affected by the Earth's gravity, they are still pulled by other planets and stars. All of the shooting stars visible on Earth orbit the sun, just like the earth itself.
What is sometimes seen emerging from the sun's surface?
solar flares
What causes earths surface to heat up?
The sun ray's are most responsible for Earth's surface temperature.
Is molten lava hotter than the surface of the sun?
Lava is magma that is erupted onto Earth's surface. The temperature is essentially the same, except for the cooling that may occur after eruption.
How does the sun affect the weather on earth?
The sun affects the weather on earth because the suns heat makes water evaporate from earths surface.
What is hot gases shooting into space along the corona?
the visible surface of the sun
What is a sun burp?
A sun burp is when the sun "burps" out clouds of flaming gas.
Did Sun Tzu use flaming arrows?
Yes he did
When was Shooting at the Sun created?
Shooting at the Sun was created on 2003-04-07.
What is the scientific term for a shooting star that hits earths surface?
A shooting that reaches the surface of the Earth would be a meteorite.
What is that flaming ball in the sky right now?
It's called the sun.
What are some adjectives describing the sun?
hot, flaming, wonderful, spicy
The phenomena occurring on the surface of the sun?
the surface of the sun is a phenomena for the earth surface from the sun
What couler is the sun?
The sun is a flaming ball of gas on fire. Fire is Yellow, Red, Orange, and so on. Hope this helped:)
What does a shooting star do?
orbits the sun
What is the surface of the sun like?
the surface of the sun is hot
Why does a Chinese dragon have a flaming pearl?
Many Chinese believed the dragon held, or at least chased, the sun, and many drawings depict this as a flaming red ball. Over the years, this sun changed color from red to a silvery-pearl color, and gradually the ball came to be considered a flaming pearl, known as the night shining pearl.
