What is an solar flare?

Answer 1

Solar flares are magnetic storms on the sun which produce high levels of radiation and charged particles. These can temporarily intensify the solar wind, which can interfere with satellites and radio transmissions on earth.Solar flares include the sun.Thats why its called solar because solar means sun or light.
A solar flare is an eruption of plasma from the Sun's surface. It is the result of a magnetic field line of the sun twisting (since plasma is made of electrically charged particles). Eventually it gets too tight and snaps back into place; the flares are the paths that plasma take over the magnetic field line.

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Answer 2

A solar flare is basically a huge explosion on the Sun that is caused by energy being stored in magnetic fields and is released.

Answer 3

Sunspots are spots/dots that appear on the sun. A sunspot is a net of the sun's magnetic field that bursts up. Sunspots looks black, but they aren't, they just shine/glow less than the sun. The surface of the sun in 5,800 degrees Celsius and the sunspots are 4,500 degrees Celsius.

A solar flare or solar wind (they're both the same) is formed with one of the "nets" breaks, when that happens a wind/flare is released.

Every 11 years; the sun reaches its maximum time: a lot of sunspots. That means that its magnetic field is more active than in its minimum time; few sun spots. The next maximum time is in 2012.

In the maximum time the flares are packed with energy. There's more energy in one flare, than the humanity have ever used.

The more sunspots, the less cosmic radiation, because of stronger/magnetic activity.

The less sunspots, the more cosmic radiation, because of less strength/activity.

Answer 4

Solar flares are explosions of gas made around the Sun and I dont know about the Solar System but they affect our planet by:

If the solar fluctuations reach our planet they can knock out all power

Answer 5

sometimes the sky will get darker for a moment. and if its large enough it causes a brief power outage.