Sunspot Research Paper

1. The sun is approximately 4.5 billion years old. The age of the sun is estimated the mass of the star (SunTrek 1). The difference between the sun and the other stars is the distance. The sun is 8 light minutes away while the other stars are light-years away. The suns energy is generated from nuclear reactions. The sun will be able to generate energy for the Earth for another 5 to 6 billion years to come (How the sun Works 1). The sun is not burning. The sun undergoes nuclear fusion and it will last until the hydrogen runs out. A sunspot is a dark, cool area on the surface of the sun in a region called the photosphere. Sunspots cause coronal mass ejections which are big storms of solar flares (Space 1). Sunspots are counted in cycles. On average, a
Warm fronts display clouds, storms and rain. Stationary fronts have a variety of weather but usually clouds and prolonged precipitation. Occluded fronts also have a variety, this type of weather ranges from thunderstorms to dry air masses.

3. Clouds are made up of water drops or ice crystals floating in the sky (NASA 1). Clouds form from the water in the sky that turns to water vapor. As the water vapor moves higher in the sky it starts to get cooler. The cool air causes the water droplets to stick together to form clouds. Clouds are made out of droplets of water or ice crystals. Four types of clouds named by Luke Howard are Cirrus, Stratus, Nimbus, and Cumulus. Clouds are grouped based on altitude and shape. The four main groups of clouds are Cirrus, Stratus, Nimbus, and Cumulus. Nimbostratus clouds are rain-bearing. Cirrocumulus clouds are puffy and normally occur on sunny days. Stratus clouds occur when there is fog in the sky. Stratus or cumulus clouds accompany storms (The Science Corner 1). Fog is a thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in earth’s atmosphere near the surface that restricts