Does the sun give off radiation?

Question

Does the sun give off radiation? And also what kind of energy does the sun have Heat,Light and radation right? If you answer this thank you so much....you are really smart in my opinion.

Answer 1

The sun gives off lots of radiation. That is what causes sunburns. In the Navy we couldn't go outside with our radiation detectors on because they would reach ones limit almost immediately.

Answer 2

So far everyone is right. But I find it hard to believe Nelson D. True, the sun can give you a nasty burn, but it's due to Ultra Violet light waves. The same UV light that is given off by an electric spark. I work around electrical arc's all the time, and they DO give burns like sunburns.

The sun's "Solar Radiation" is well filtered out by the Ozone in our atmosphere. People high up on mountains receive more radiation than those who dwell at sea level. People who fly in a jet plane receive about as much as a low dose radiation from the dentist's x-ray machine.

So, Yes, you can receive radiation burns from the sun, but that won't result in a tan or a burn, and it may take nearly all your life to receive enough radiation to be of any remote concern.

Go ahead, enjoy the sun. And for blocking UV light waves, simple clothing or a sun blocker lotion will do the trick. Neither will do anything for radiation.

Answer 3

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Does the sun give off radiation?
Does the sun give off radiation? And also what kind of energy does the sun have Heat,Light and radation right? If you answer this thank you so much....you are really smart in my opinion.

Answer 4

The sun is a gigantic nuclear reactor with no shielding whatsoever. You can only imagine the huge amounts of exotic radiations that come out from it. Our Earth, with it's ozone layer and Van Allen radiation belts, help to filter much of the dangerous crap that comes through, but not all of it. We still get sunburns and a smidgeon of other radiations that come in.
Makes me wonder if we ever went to the moon. With the amount of radiation that comes from the sun, we would need a space craft with walls of thick lead. The astronauts would have fried.

Answer 5

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I'm not sure of the exact terms, but I know it's because hydrogen and helium are reacting in the center, which creates the light and heat we can see and feel. The radiation (UV rays, same basic idea, it's energy moving in a wave) takes thousands of years to reach us. For all we know, the sun could have already exploded. :D Pleasant thought huh?

Answer 6

The sun is extremely hot and gives off radiation at all wavelengths - it's hotness is why it produces radiation (visible light, infrared, unltraviolet, etc)

Answer 7

Hi. Yes, most of the energy given off by the Sun is radiation. It also gives off energy in the form of 'coronal mass ejections' and the solar wind.

Answer 8

yes. it gives off electromagnetic radiation in the form of UV, infrared and visible light (not sure about the others)

heat is just an effect of the radiation it gives off. because with these radiation comes energy, which generates heat

Answer 9

The Sun is composed of hydrogen about 70%, helium and about 2% metals. These two gases produce nuclear reactions that produce heat and light. Most of the radiation is electromagnetic, the other part is near infrared.

Answer 10

ya sun gives out radiations of all wave length in the EM spectra.... viewing this thro' a spectrum analyzer gives the composition of the elements which make up the sun..... we are more sensitive to the visible spectrum that is the VIBGYOR... but in addition to that there are many radiations such as gamma-rays to the radio waves in increasing order of their wave length......

to tell you more the temperature of the sun make this possible..... and any substance which is more than 1400kelvins can give out all sorts of radiations...... in the visible spectra...and substances which are as hot as the sun can give out radiations of all kinds in the EM spectrum...

did i answer you..... any ques let me know.... thank q