The Powerhouse Sun: Learn how the sun lives and will die

The video explores the sun's corona, highlighting its temperature and magnetic loops. It discusses solar flares and coronal mass ejections, their causes, and effects on space probes. The sun's internal dynamics are explained through sound waves and vibrations. Finally, the sun's lifecycle is detailed, from its current state to its eventual transformation into a red giant and then a white dwarf, leaving the solar system cold and dark.

What is the temperature of the sun's corona compared to the chromosphere and photosphere?

• Same as the photosphere

• Same as the chromosphere

• Hotter than both

• Cooler than both

What is the primary cause of solar flares and coronal mass ejections?

• Nuclear reactions

• Twists in the magnetic field

• Gravitational forces

• Cosmic rays

How fast does the solar wind normally travel?

• 400 kilometers a second

• 600 kilometers a second

• 800 kilometers a second

• 200 kilometers a second

What causes the sun to throb in regular beats?

• Magnetic field fluctuations

• Sound waves from pressure changes

• Solar flares

• Coronal mass ejections

What will the sun become after it sheds its outer layers?

• A neutron star

• A black hole

• A red giant

• A white dwarf