the core? Would the internal heat not radiate to the surface?
2007-03-24 02:06:40 · 3 answers · asked by mandebarrett 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Not too sure, ask someone smarter!!!
2007-03-24 02:09:05 · answer #1 · answered by Craig C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
remember: Space is VERY cold. The surface of the Sun is the only part of it exposed to space, therefore it would be cooler.
for example, on a cold day, you feel cold. If you touch your skin, it would be closer to the temperature outside more than anything. However, if you had a thermometer under your tounge, youd still get the faithful 98.6, because the only parts exposed to the cold are the very outside parts.
In the sun's situation, (as well as your body's) heat is transferred from the surface to the environment. If the surface of the sun were the same heat as the core, the whole thing would go supernova.
2007-03-24 09:16:48 · answer #2 · answered by Naesen Y 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is not the cool question. The really cool question is how is the Corona hotter then the surface. Heats is lost as it radiates up. Of course it will be cooler at the surface then at the core. Less pressure and heat has moved. But then you go up to the corona and it gets hotter again. I love this. I have read a few theories on it and all of them excite me.
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2007-03-24 09:14:15 · answer #3 · answered by Bacchus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋