Question

which of these is the most likely impact of solar prominence on Earth?

rerouting of aircraft

increase in severity of hurricanes

long term electrical power generation

improvement in satelite communicaion

Answer 1

lol, i'm not sure about this one,
but i searched it and i got this
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20130311080825AAeX6s1

and they said that:
The answer is 'none of the above' ..
"the most likely impact of (a) solar prominence on Earth" is NOTHING AT ALL ...

Solar prominences happen all the time with no effect on the Earth what-so-ever

Some prominences break apart and give rise to coronal mass ejections ..

SOME FRACTION these coronal mass ejections will cross the Earth's orbit and occasionally the Earth will 'run into it' and the CME will interact with the Earth's magnetic field ... the effect it has depends on it's 'severity', however the MOST LIKELY is an increase in the Aurora .. and then perhaps some (minor) degradation of radio and satellite communications ...

It's possible that aircraft could be re-routed as a precaution (to avoid going 'over the poles') - you will have to research that ..

An extreme event caused a cascade (power) black-out in Canada a few years ago, however a few worse since have had no such effect ..

Answer 2

@petiteme

Answer 3

Yeah. Found this:

Solar prominences themselves are of no concern- They are readily visible in the Hydrogen Alpha wavelength. They are anchored in place by magnetic fields. When these fields break or reconnect, it can send the plasma that makes up the prominence away from the sun. If one of these clouds impacts Earth, they are called CMEs or coronal mass ejections. Depending on the magnetic orientation of the cloud with respect to Earth's the CME can break down our magnetic field resulting in geomagnetic storms, aurorae, power grid fluctuations, and particle radiation near the poles, satellite single upset events, and radio blackouts. Therefore, aircraft being rerouted is the only true statement above.

Answer 4

http://www.chacha.com/question/which-of-these-is-the-most-likely-impact-of-solar-prominence-on-earth%3F-%26%2345%3Brerouting-of-aircraft.-%26%2345%3Bincrease-in-severity-of-hurricanes.-%26%2345%3Blong%26%2345%3Bterm-electrical-power-generation.-%26%2345%3Bimprovement-in-satellite-communication

Answer 5

thanks guys @petiteme and Data_LG2

Answer 6

yw ^_^ Welcoem to OpenStudy ^_^

Answer 7

lol thanks @petiteme