like in space.
2006-12-22 12:41:42 · 7 answers · asked by Joe C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Solar wind is mostly particles ejected into space by the sun. It is composed mostly of hydrogen plasma (disassociated protons and electrons that are described as "charged particles")
Why the sun casts off as much material as it does is not well understood. Heat alone does not account for it so it is generally believed that geomagnetic effects are a big part of how the "wind" is created.
The most obvious effect of the solar winds on earth is the formation of the aurora borealis (or northern lights) created by the charged particles of the solar wind following earths magnetic lines into the atmosphere at the north and south poles (called the aurora australis)
If conditions on the sun generate particularly strong winds of material their called coronal mass ejections and are sometimes associated with solar flares.
2006-12-22 13:36:17 · answer #1 · answered by Sanescience 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Solar Wind
Is the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun that permeates the solar system.
2016-11-11 13:22:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simply stated: solar winds are charged particles or streams of charged particles that are ejected from stars. They mainly consist of high-energy matter - electrons or protons.
2006-12-22 12:56:03 · answer #3 · answered by Ronald J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
particles ejected from Sun: the flow of high-speed ionized particles from the Sun’s surface into interplanetary space.
2006-12-22 12:45:10 · answer #4 · answered by cheasy123 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a stream of charged particles coming from a star.
2006-12-22 12:48:24 · answer #5 · answered by lenshure 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Charged particles from stars.
2006-12-22 13:34:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-12-22 12:46:32 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋