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Solar Flares

A solar flare is a sudden eruption of energy near the sun's surface. It causes a burst of brightening over sections of the surface.

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Do solar storms affect compasses?

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Yes, maybe a few degrees to going crazy. Just depends on how strong of a flare it is.

GPS can go down, Pigeons get lost, Dolphins lose their way, and yes, compasses also go down at the same time. This includes the flux gate types. Only gyro compasses can keep on working like in planes.

Basically the only navigation aid that will work is a sextant or the old stick and a watch with hands trick.

A very small number of people still keep RDF or ADF radios, but their range would be reduced to maybe useless.

Is climate affected by solar flares?

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No. Solar flares are a characteristic of the Sun and other stars, not of planets.

No. Solar flares are a characteristic of the Sun and other stars, not of planets.

No. Solar flares are a characteristic of the Sun and other stars, not of planets.

No. Solar flares are a characteristic of the Sun and other stars, not of planets.

How are prominences and solarflares alike and different?

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Oversimplified analogy: the solar wind is a near continuous fairly gentle outflow of gas from the sun in all directions, a solar flare is a giant hurricane force gust blown suddenly away from the sun in one single direction.

Solar flares may be seen in the sun's what?

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Solar flares, sunspots and prominences are features of the sun that have some effects on Earth: 1. Sunspots- Dark areas around the surface of the sun that are cooler than surrounding areas. They appear and disappear over a period of time. The period from minimum to maximum number of appearances of sunspots is the sunspot cycle, which occurs every 11 years. Sunspots are believed to have effects on Earth's weather and climate. Low temperatures in some countries and drought in other countries were observed during a period when very few sunspots appeared on the sun's surface. 2. Prominences- Arches of gas that rise from the sun's surface and flow back to it caused by magnetic fields of sunspots. Some prominences are in the forms of loops, curtains, or funnels. Solar prominences may last for many hours and can extend millions of kilometers above the surface of the sun. 3. Solar flares- Violent eruptions that are suddenly released and are caused by magnetic energy stored in the corona. Ultraviolet light and X rays from solar flares cause disruption of radio signals, making communication by radio and telephone difficult. Magnetic storms occur on Earth when electrically charged particles from the corona and solar flares ae added to the solar wind produced by the corona. When this happens, Earth's atmosphere radites beautiful lights called aurora borealis or northern lights. This same light is called the aurora australis in the southern hemisphere.

How do you flare your nose?

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suck in your nose till it is tight, then let air out slowly, then scruch your nose, now watch it flare.

What causes an Aurora?

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The aurora is caused by the interaction of high-energy particles (usually electrons) with neutral atoms in earth's upper atmosphere. This process is similar to the discharge in a neon lamp, or the fluorescence of a television screen. The strongest auroras are quite bright, comparable to moonlight. The aurora occurs only above altitudes of 80 km, and infrequently above 500 km. The average altitude for a normal intensity aurora is between 110 and 200 km.
Auroras are caused by solar flares from the sun splashing off the magnetic fields of Earth.
particles from the solar wind that are trapped in the earths magnetic field
An Aurora Australis or an Aurora Borealis occurs when streams of particles from the sun's solar winds hit the earth's atmosphere at an angle (as can only happen at the poles). These particles interact with the edges of the earth's magnetic field and when they collide with the gases in the ionosphere, the particles glow creating curtains of blue, green and magenta. An aurora is sometimes accompanied by a crackling sound.

Why is solar flare important?

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they send magnetic energy which can effect the radio waves, television satellites, cellphone satellites, and different things like that on earth.

What is an solar flare?

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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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How are sunspots and solar flares related?

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Because sun spots or cold spots are spots that have a lower temperature than the rest of the sun. While these spots are cooler gas or fuel begins to build more and more, and in this case lets think about gasoline. Gasoline is highly flammable, but lets compare this to something lets say you had a bucket of gasoline on your right side and in this case if it doesn't burn or go away some how then more and more adds on. So lets say you wait for a little bit well now you have enough to fill up 4 buckets. The one with 4 buckets will be more flammable well when it comes to the sun instead of it being buckets it can be enough to fill a state or even a country and because of how much is there when ignited creates pressure which than gives off a explosive reaction

How are sunspot related to promonence and solar flares?

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They all occur from the Sun's magnetic fields. The intense magnetic fields associated with sunspots might cause prominences, which are huge, arching columns of gas. Gases near sunspots sometimes brighten suddenly, shooting outwards at high speeds. These violent eruptions are called solar flares.

Can solar flares affect earth's weather?

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Yes. Solar Flares do affect earth.

As earth is protected by a very strong magnetic field, the effect is of no actual danger to life on earth.

For the planet it self, solar flares would not be of any danger at all even if life were exterminated by their magnitude.

Solar Flares do cause implications regarding electronics placed in orbits around the earth. They can during violent sun-storms cause saturation in electronics and burn circuitry. This particularly in satellite's.

For humans... The danger is only theoretical as in if sun-storms become so violent that they penetrate the magnetic field protecting our planet. This does not often happen and even if it happens, this would most likely only be marginally.

What are solar flares and solar winds?

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A continuous plasma stream expanding into interplanetary space from the sun's corona. The wind from the Sun. More specifically, particles, usually electrons and protons, continually streaming away from the corona of the Sun. The solar wind is extremely sparse, containing only a few fast moving particles per cubic centimeter at the Earth.

When do solar flares peak?

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This depends upon the flare intensity. The statistics of flares that were detected from 1980 through 1989 with the Hard x-ray Burst Spectrometer on the solar maximum mission show that flares occur at an average rate of about one per day at solar minimum.

What are effects of solar flares?

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solar flares can wipe out global communication. they can temporarily disable satellites and that can wipeout telephones, internet, and x-box live. the charged particles coming off the sun and going with the solar winds can come into the earth's atmosphere. that can cause Auroras. charged particles coming in and mixing with high-altitude air molecules that cause the Auroras.

What would happen if a solar flare happened?

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firstly all satelites and planes would fall to the earth, then we would lose the internet, from then on we would all become primitive and murder eachother and resort to cannibalism.

How do solar flares interfere with communication and power systems?

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The operative word is 'overwhelm'.

What are prominences trapped by?

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By the anus that goes in deeply into the skin and body of the human. This is real no joke !