Is it possible the sun is loosing its solar energy Is that So, than prove it or tell me why not he is loos.
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The sun actually increases in size every second. Hydrogen is burned off at an exponential rate which causes heat to be released, which we call solar energy, and as it is burned off more chemical reactions to occur making the sun larger. But, the sun is loosing Hydrogen atoms in every reaction, therefore it is loosing its solar energy. But it will take eons before it is burned off. Mars, Venus and most likely the earth will burn up because the sun will get to close b/c it will be so big before it actually burns out
The sun shines because it is fusing hydrogen to make helium, andthat yields lots of energy. Eventually, it will run out of hydrogen. It will then start doing other fusion reactions that don't yield as much energy. Eventually, the sun will stop fusion all together.
So in that sense, it is losing energy. But until it starts to run out of hydrogen, its energy output will be more or less the same the whole time.
The sun is currently growing into what is known as a Red Giant. After this phase as it burns off it will become a White Dwarf until it burns completely away to a Grey Dwarf. These processes take millions upon millions of years.
So right now, no its not loosing but gaining. After it becomes a Red Giant it will peak, and then slowly loose until it becomes a White Dwarf and then down to not burning at all as a Grey Dwarf.
The sun isn't losing solar energy, we are losing the solar energy due to global warming. They call it global dimming, which is from pollution in the atmosphere that is allowing less sunlight to reach Earth's surface. It is decreasing the future potential of solar energy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/solar_energ...
They say that the sun will turn into a red giant in aout 5 billion years, which is when the sun will use up its supply of hydrogen. when this happens the sun will grow bigger by aboout 100 times and 1,000 to 10,000 times brighter. I dont think this means the sun is losing its solar energy, it would mean that it may gain, since it will be bigger and brigher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/red_giant...
Well...the problem is your term "solar energy". The suns nuclear furnace transforms about 4 million tons of material to energy each second. But this is an average. The trick here is that while the sun is consuming material, it is in an equilibrium state. Since the reaction is based solely on the density of the material at the core, it runs through a self correcting cycle of more-dense-more-heat to less-dense-less-heat. As it moves in and out of these states it tends to equalize. It is only as this equalization process begins to wind down due to lack of material that the solar energy will begin to dwindle.
But remember, as the reaction begins to slow the shell will begin to expand, which will again keep the "solar energy" released constant for a short while.
So the quick answer to your question is neither. The solar energy at about 1AU (the average distance from the sun to the earth) is measured at about 1400 watts per square meter. But our atmosphere robs about 30% of that so in reality only about 1000 watts per square meter reach the ground.
Hope that helps.
The sun is losing it's energy, but it is supposed to. It radiates almost all wavelengths of light, which is proven by the fact that you can see (visible light) and are warmed in the sun (and need UV protection from it); these are all types of energy.
It does this through nuclear fussion. Currently it is fusing hydrogen into helium. When it does this there are excess particals and energy that are kind of like left overs, they radiate from the sun and the sun (eventually) loses this energy. After that type of fusion the sun will continue to fuse heavier and heavier elements (Helium is next where it becomes a red giant but that is 4 or 5 billion years away still). It will throw off it's outer layers making a planetary nebula and will become a white dwarf.
yes the sun is loosing some of its energy even though we can't see it. it is gradually deteriating, but it will be million of years before this happens and earth becomes a cold lifeless plantet.
i'm not sure if the person who sends the ques. proof reads what he writes but the wording that is put together does not make any sense as in this ques.
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