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We're not sure, although this is a matter of intense study. We know that there is a correlation between low sunspot numbers and low solar activity, and we know that there is a correlation between high numbers of sunspots and high solar activity. We're pretty sure that one doesn't cause the other, but that both are caused by some other factor of which we are not yet aware.
There have been two recorded periods in the last few hundred years during which there was a long spell of lower-than-normal sunspot activity, and these are named for the astronomers who noted them. These were called the "Maunder Minimum" and the "Dalton Minimum", and each was followed by a period of unusually cool weather.
Here also, we're not sure what the relationship is, or if it was just coincidental.
If you would like to see the current sunspot number and a photo of the Sun today, visit spaceweather.com at the link below.
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Electrically charged flares that arch up from the sun are known as?
solar flare or solar prominences
Does gamma ray photon include prominences and solar flares?
No, gamma ray photons do not include prominences and solar flares. Gamma rays are high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by some astronomical bodies, while solar flares and prominences are phenomena associated with the activity on the Sun's surface.
The sun produces big explosions of energy called?
They are called solar prominences.
Which ones are filled w hydrogen ions sunspots solar winds solar prominences solar flares?
Sunspots
How do we know solar flares are coming?
Solar flares can be predicted by monitoring the activity on the sun's surface using instruments like solar telescopes. Scientists can detect signs such as sunspots and solar prominences that indicate an increased likelihood of solar flares occurring. Additionally, advancements in technology allow for real-time monitoring of solar activity, helping to provide warnings of potential solar flares.
How solar flares and solar prominences differ.?
solar flares isfire
Electrically charged flares that arch up from the sun are known as?
solar flare or solar prominences
What object in the solar system has flares and prominences?
The Sun... :)
Does gamma ray photon include prominences and solar flares?
No, gamma ray photons do not include prominences and solar flares. Gamma rays are high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted by some astronomical bodies, while solar flares and prominences are phenomena associated with the activity on the Sun's surface.
Blasts of gas from the sun's atmosphere that sometimes form enormous loops?
Solar flares. I think the answer is "solar prominences".
Which heavenly body has flares and prominences?
The sun is the heavenly body that has flares and prominences. Sunspots and solar wind are other natural phenomena associated with the sun.
What is a solar that have huge loops of hot gases?
Coronal ejections or solar flares or prominences
The sun produces big explosions of energy called?
They are called solar prominences.
What were the most explosive events to occur on the sun?
Solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), and solar prominences are some of the most explosive events to occur on the sun. Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation, while CMEs release colossal amounts of solar material into space. Solar prominences are large loops of plasma extending from the sun's surface.
Which ones are filled w hydrogen ions sunspots solar winds solar prominences solar flares?
Sunspots
How are prominences solar flares corona solar wind are related to the sun?
sun prominences are like loops that come out of the sun if you look it up you'll probly find pictures. solar flares are like prominences but they dont make a loop they just go straight out. the corona is the outer most layer of the sun.
Massive eruption from the surface of the sun?
Solar flares and prominences could fit this description.
