Solar Flares

What are CMEs?

• Cosmic Magnetic Events
• Coronal Magnetic Ejections

• Celestial Mass Ejections
• Coronal Mass Ejections

Solar flares are in a cycle of approximately______years

• twelve

• eight

• 11

• sixteen

How long does it take for CMEs and Solar Flares to reach Earth?

• one to five days( CMEs)

  8 minutes ( Solar Flares)

• 1-5 days ( Solar Flares)

  8 minutes ( CMEs)

• 1-5 days(CMEs)

  9 minutes ( Solar Flares)

• 2-5 days (CMEs)

  8 minutes

What are the biggest flares known as?

• X-class flares

• A-class flares

• B-class flares

• C-class flares

• M-class flares

Which layer of the Sun is responsible for producing solar flares?

• Photosphere

• Chromosphere

• Corona

• Core

What is the impact of solar flares on Earth's magnetic field?

• Strengthening the magnetic field

• Causing magnetic storms

• Decreasing the magnetic field

• No impact

At which speed do  energized particles from the sun slam into Earth's upper atmosphere?

• 72 million kph

• 75 million kph

• 73 million kph

• 44 million mph

When is the biggest solar flare expected to be?

• Around the years 2040-2041
• Around the years 2030-2031
• Around the years 2022-2023
• Around the years 2050-2051
• Around the years 2025-2026

The process of how the Northern Lights work is similar to?

• Neon lights
• Candlelight
• Traffic lights
• LED lights

What is the primary cause of the Northern Lights phenomenon?

• Solar flares

• Cosmic rays

• Volcanic eruptions

• Global warming