ABSTRACT

The Illinois Junior Academy of Science

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CATEGORY

Astronomy

STATE REGION #

SCHOOL

Niles North High School

IJAS SCHOOL #

6038

CITY/ZIP

Skokie, IL 60077

SCHOOL PHONE #

847.626.2254

SPONSOR

Christi Camel

MARK ONE:

EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION

NAME OF SCIENTIST*

Sharmain Siddiqui

DESIGN INVESTIGATION
GRADE

NAME OF SCIENTIST

GRADE

NAME OF SCIENTIST

GRADE

NAME OF SCIENTIST

GRADE

11

* If this project is awarded a monetary prize, the check will be written in this scientist's name, and it will be his/her res ponsibility to
distribute the prize money equally among all participating scientists.

PROJECT TITLE

Coronal Mass Ejections Year Two: Properties in Relation to Active Region Emergence

Purpose:
The purpose of this experiment was to determine if coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and their properties are related with
solar flares and sunspots in order to determine which forms of solar activity are correlated, if sunspots and/or flares are t he
cause of CMEs or affect their properties, and to determine a model for predicting active region emergence.
Procedure:
The procedure involved looking through the NASA CME database, the SILSO sunspot database, and the BBSO flare
database to observe daily occurrences of CMEs, the mass of CMEs, the linear speed of CMEs, solar sunspots, and solar
flares. 157,680 sets of data were collected, from 1996 to 2008 (a complete solar cycle). These data points were put into an
excel sheet, where trends were recorded.

Conclusion:
The findings of this research are threefold. First, analysis led to the conclusion that theres a correlation between CMEs,
their properties, flares, and sunspots-- whether they be linear or inverse relationships. Second, causation was discovered
between solar sunspots and CMEs, as sunspot increase/decrease occurred before the same CME increase/decrease. Finally,
the inverse relationship between mass and CME amount, linear speed, and active region emergence signifies how physics
laws function in zero gravity situations. These three discoveries pave the way for scientists to prepare against things like
power outages, radio disturbances, as well as provide information that will secure safety to astronauts and the international
space station.

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