Essays Tagged: "Solar Wind"
The Aurorae- what causes the beautiful light displays. What impact does it have on Earth?
nd molecules of the Earth'satmosphere, causing them to glow. This stream of particles is called the solarwind: it radiates continuously from the Sun's corona at over 300 miles persecond.Aurorae appear ... urorae appear in many colors because each gas in the atmosphere glows adifferent hue when struck by solar particles. The color also varies accordingto both the electrical state and concentration of th ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy
What are the Causes and Effects of Interactions Between the Solar Wind and Planetary Bodies?
The Solar WindSince our sun formed, around 4.6 billion years ago it has been the ultimate source of ener ... ut also produces huge amounts of ionised gas due to the high temperatures. This gas is known as the solar wind and one million tonnes is emitted each second. It is comprised of a hot plasma of free el ... 0,000°K. Being a plasma, it can conduct electric currents and its particles, with the entrained solar magnetic field, can be steered by other magnetic fields. It is ejected continuously from the s ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Earth Sciences
Comets, meteors, and asteroids: their origin, properties, and geology
he molecules absorbing and reflecting the radiation of the sun.As the comet approaches the sun, the solar wind drives particles and gases from the nucleus and coma to form a tail which can extend as m ... from the nucleus and coma to form a tail which can extend as much as 160 million km in length. The solar wind always makes the tail stream out in the direction opposite the sun; i.e., it follows the ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy
Fossil Fuels Alternatives
at have been in development for decades. These include, but are not limited to innovations such as: solar, wind, hydro-electrical, nuclear, hydrogen, coal, natural gas, and ethanol. All of these are n ... are numerous. Hydro-electrical energy (which accounts for 2.3% of the global energy supply (GES)), solar power (.006% of GES) and wind (.07% of GES) all have similar downfalls. All of these energy so ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science
Alternative and Renewable Energy Includes Bibliography
e his commitment to the furthering of hydrogen power, while Kerry hinted at his support of wind and solar energy, in an attempt to gain more votes. The election is over and the dust has settled. Where ... mplement renewable and alternative energy technologies, non-existent? Nuclear, hydropower, biomass, solar, wind, tidal power, wave power, ocean current power and the energy represented by vertical tem ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Technology
The sun
Containing over 99.8% of the solar systems matter, the sun is the source of life on Earth.The Influence of the Sun's radiation on ... y, the other form of the spectrum have damaging effects on life and the surrounding environment.The Solar Wind:Solar wind is an outflow of low-density plasma from the corona of the sun. Solar wind has ... -density plasma from the corona of the sun. Solar wind has a speed of 400-500 km/h. At these speeds solar wind takes 3 to 4 days to reach the Earth. Near the Earth the solar wind has a density of appr ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Physics
Auroras
alis. These occur from when from the magnetic field outside the earth's atmosphere. After this the solar winds hit the magnetic field which sends these auroras lights down to the earth's northern and ... t 300 kilometers high they will probably be red. This is very unusual but can happen when there are solar winds to the maximum. The most common colors are yellow and green. All of these lights are cal ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Atmospheric Sciences
The Sun
or planets in orbit is not unlike many stars in the universe. The Sun makes up 99.86 percent of the solar system's mass and provides the energy that both sustains and endangers us. Scientists have lat ... then bubbles and boils to the surface in a process called convection. Charged particles, called the solar wind, stream out at a million miles an hour. Magnetic fields within the sun slow down the radi ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy
Basic Information about the sun Since the birth of mankind,
uclear reaction, known as nuclear fusion, produces 386 billion megawatts of energy per second. This solar energy is created deep within the core of the Sun. It is here that the temperature (15,000,000 ... up a material called plasma. This plasma is blown off by the sun every day and this is what creates solar wind. Below the corona is the lower atmosphere of the sun, known as the chromosphere. T ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy
BRANDING COMMODITY LIKE ELECTRICITY
ngCos., etc. Educational, Hospitals.4.) Method of Generation Hydro Electric, Atomic, Gas, Oil, Coal,Solar, Wind Power, etc.5.) Nature & Reliability of For 24 hours, on full voltage withoutSupply s ... the electric company ensuring its supply by also having add on generators, invertors, local oil/gas/solar based generators so that power supply to these industries is uninterrupted.With the increasing ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
Fuel compatibilities
at have been in development for decades. These include, but are not limited to innovations such as: solar, wind, hydro-electrical, nuclear, hydrogen, coal, natural gas, and ethanol. All of these are n ... sources are function they are not economical. Non conventional sources include wind power, biomass, solar power and hydropower. The drawback of these sources is that sources that rely on weather canno ...
Subjects: Science Essays