Name: ______________________________________________________Learning Target # 5 Attack of the Sun=A Look at Space Weather Solar Wind: Steady stream of charged particles blowing off the Sun Coronal Mass Ejections (CME’s): Massive Explosions of Plasma into Solar Wind Billions of tons of charged particles moving at 8 million km per hr into space Auroras: Lovely light show The result of charged particles from Sun interacting with the Earth’s magnetosphere. Volts of electricity in air Technological impacts of CME’s/harmful effects Damaged power grids Damage to communication satellites and spacecraft Danger to astronauts Damage to Spacecraft and Aircraft instruments Business and Government services interrupted Magnetosphere (magnetic Field) Protects Earth from harmful radiation/charged particles Sun Features-Increases during the Solar Maximum of the Sun’s 11 Year Cycle Solar Prominences Immense loops of ionized gas Anchored to photosphere and extend into the corona. Traces magnetic lines of force Coronal Mass Ejections (CME’s): Massive Explosions of Plasma into Solar Wind Billions of tons of charged particles moving at 8 million km per hr into space Sunspots: Dark areas on the Sun Cooler areas on the Sun’s surface Solar Flares Sudden, rapid eruptions of hot gas from the Sun’s surface. Intensely Bright Name : _________________________________________________Per.___ 1) Fact Find-your notes are done for you. Your assignment during the video is to write down as many interesting facts as you can (different than what is in your notes). _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ 2) What did you find most interesting about this video? Use your facts that you collected during the video in a well-written, factual summary about space weather. Use this paper to complete your 10 sentence summary. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________