Answer to Question #50700 in Astronomy | Astrophysics for Nikhil

Question

2.
a) List different layers of the Sun’s atmosphere. Explain why the temperature in the
chromosphere increases with height. What gives rise to solar wind?

b) If the pressure in the solar atmosphere is 104 Pa, calculate the strength of the magnetic
field required to balance it (pressure).

c) What is the basis of classifying the planets in the solar system as terrestrial and jovian?
State nebular hypothesis. Explain briefly (in not more that 150 words) the formation of
solar system as per the nebular model.