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Stars And Galaxies

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The Sun
9.1

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 Centre of solar system

A giant ball that The largest object in the

consists of hot gases solar system
and glowing

Sun

Sun diameter is 109 Rotates around

times the diameter outer space
of the earth

333 420 times the mass of

the earth

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Structure Of The Sun

Prominence Corono
Chromosphere
Photosphere
Core
Sunspot

Flare

Corona Chromosphere
Made up of thin layer of gas
9 600 km thick
Bluish white layer.
Temperature : 2 000 000˚C. Temperature: 15 000˚C

Photosphere Core
Surface of the Sun.
Centre of the Sun
Thickness: 400 km
Temperature: 6 000˚C Temperature: 15 000 000˚C

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Appear as dark spots because they are the region.

Sunspots are magnetically active spots.

Sunspots
Caused by magnetic disturbances inside the sun.

Effects:
 Changes in the Earth’s climate.

 Production of wind

 Production of land and sea breezes

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Big flame of gases on photosphere.

Gases that escape to outer space (up to 100 000

km) that carry electrical charged particles.
Prominences
These charged particles cause solar wind that:
 affects satellite, radio, television, telegraph
and telecommunication.
 affects climate disturbances (typhoons, tidal
waves).
 produces aurora at polar regions.

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Prominence

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Huge cloud of
hydrogen that causes
explosions on the
photosphere.
Solar  Affects telecommunication
Flares signals

 Changes the climate of

Effect
the Earth.

 Produces UV light and X-

ray that can change
satellite’s orbit and
shorten its life span.

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Solar Flare

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Generation of Solar
Energy

Nuclear fusion takes place in the core of the Sun.

Produces

Energy

Is carried to

Sun’s surface

Heat energy Light energy

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