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Structure of The Sun Phenomena of The Sun Phenomena of The Sun Phenomena of The Sun

o Consists of hydrogen and 1. Granules. 4. Prominence 6. Coronal mass ejection


helium gas. - Grainy structure on - A huge loop / arched - Huge cloud of plasma.
o Sun’s atmosphere: photosphere. column of glowing gases. - Contain magnetic gas
Corona, chromosphere, 2. Sunspot - Strong one can eject particles.
photosphere. - Dark regions on sun. matter into space. - 3 days.
o Body of the sun: - Lower temperature. 5. Solar flare - Produce aurora.
Convection, radiation, core - Results of large - A column of large 7. Solar winds.
eruption. amounts of charged gases - Particles from the sun
3. Solar cycles / explosion. carried by solar wind.
- A cycle of sunspots - Near sunspots. - Also carries interplanetary
which occur in every - Spout/eject charged magnetic fields.
11 years. particles.
- Light: 8 minutes.
- Particles: 10 minutes.
- The particles collide with
earth’s atmosphere,
produce aurora.

CHAPTER 9: SPACE WEATHER

Space Weather Analysis Space Weather Importance Earth’s Magnetosphere

o Forecast when coronal o Phenomena on the surface o Act as a biological shield. o Region in outer space,
mass ejection occurs. of sun. o Protect life on earth. surrounding the earth,
o Determine the reason for o In outer space: solar wind, o Block charged particles where the magnetic field is
the occurrence of solar solar radiation storm, from the sun. a combination of earth’s
flares and coronal mass geomagnetic storm. o Reduce the pressure and outer space’s.
ejection. exerted on earth o Formed by interaction of
atmosphere. magnetic field (solar wind)
and earth’s magnetic field.
Development In Astronomy Development In Space Development In Space Technology In Space
Exploration. Exploration. Exploration.
o Ptolemy
- Earth as centre o Primitive rocket, used in o 1st space shuttle by US – 1. Space telescope
- Geocentric model battle by the Chinese Columbia. - Sextant – measure the
o Copernicus people. o 1st Neptune flyby – US altitude of stars.
- Heliocentric model o 1st telescope by galileo Voyager 2. - Galileo’s telescope.
- Sun as centre galilei o Hubble space telescope - Hubble space
o Kepler o 1st satellite by Russia – by US. telescope.
- Modified heliocentric USSR Sputnik 1. o 1st Malaysia’s satellite – - Spritzer space
model. o 1st man orbiting earth – MEASAT 1 & 2. telescope.
- Suggest the elliptical Yuri Gagarin, in USSR o Malaysia’s microsatellite – - Radio telescope
orbit. Vostok 1. TiungSAT-1
o o 1st man on moon – Neil o National space agency
Armstrong, US Apollo 11. o ISS is completed.
o 1st Jupiter flyby – US
Pioneer 10.

CHAPTER 10: SPACE EXPLORATION

Remote Sensing Field. 6. Remote sensing 4. Space probe. 1. Rocket


- A method of gathering - Space craft that gather - Burning fuels – hot
o Agriculture and recording information about other gases released at high
o Geology information from body in outer space. speed– the force
o Disaster management. distance. - It travels futher. produced push rocket
o Defence - TiungSat-1 fitted to - Carry camera, remote upward.
o received or detect sensing instrument, - Carry astronaut,
visible ultraviolet and radio transmitter. satellite.
infrared ray. - One time used.
- Received on earth at 2. Satellite
national planetarium - Orbiting earth to gather
station. information.
- Sent in form of
radiowave, detected by
radio telescope.

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