Sunspots are dark because
A) regions of the photosphere are obscured by material in the chromosphere.
B) shock waves move through the photosphere.
C) the sun rotates differentially.
D) the strong magnetic field inhibits the currents of hot gas rising from below.
E) they radiate their energy into space faster than the rest of the photosphere.
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Q2: The _ occurs when a rapidly rotating
Q3: The proton-proton chain
A) combines two hydrogen nuclei
Q4: Helioseismology shows that deeper layers of gas
Q5: The sun's magnetic field is evident in
Q8: The strong force is the force that
A)
Q9: Much of the solar wind comes from
Q9: The _ coincides with the period known
Q10: Sunspots are known to be magnetic phenomena
Q11: The corona and chromosphere of the sun
Q20: Granulation is caused by
A)sunspots.
B)rising and sinking gases
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