volcanic eruptions + sunspots

• volcanic materials can reach over 12 miles into the atmosphere.
• sulfur dioxide is ejected into the lower atmosphere
• ash particles form a thin cloud causing some of the suns heat to be reflected back into space which lowers the earth's temperature.
• sulphur dioxide particles are turned into sulphate aerosols.
• sulphate aerosols absorbs the sun's heat from the earth.
• a sunspot is a dark patch on the sun that traps heat in.
• more sunspots = lower temperatures on earth.
• every 11 years, sunspot activity is at it's highest.