Sunspots

Moving areas of magnetic activity with temperatures that are cooler than the area of the photosphere

• Photosphere

• Corona

• Sunspots

• Prominence

Sunspots tend to occur in cycles which occur ever ______ years.

• 2

• 5

• 11

• 65

What are TWO things that happen on the surface of the Sun?

• Sunspots

• Explosions

• Solar Flares

• Greenspots

Sunspots are dark because they are _____ than the area around them

• hotter

• cooler

• longer

• less magnetic

Where can most sunspots be found ?

• near the poles

• near the equator

• in the core

• outside the corona

Dark, cooler regions on the surface of the sun that causes Earth's temperature to rise:

• Ice Age

• Monsoon

• Sunspots

• Leeward

These are monitored to determine the rotation rate of the sun.

• Solar flares

• Prominences

• Corona

• Sunspots

What is the primary cause of sunspots on the Sun's surface?

• Magnetic field disturbances

• Solar wind

• Nuclear fusion

• Gravitational pull

Sunspots are often associated with which of the following solar phenomena?

• Solar flares

• Auroras

• Solar eclipses

• Lunar eclipses

During which phase of the solar cycle are sunspots most numerous?

• Solar minimum

• Solar maximum

• Equinox

• Solstice