Solar Weather

What is a coronal mass ejection (CME)?

• A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a type of solar flare.

• A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a significant release of plasma and magnetic field from the solar corona into space.

• A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a phenomenon that occurs only on Earth.

• A coronal mass ejection (CME) is a burst of gamma rays emitted by the Sun.

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Why is it important to monitor the sun and its magnetic field?

• Geomagnetic Storms caused by the sun can destroy power lines

• The sun provides nearly all of the energy on Earth

• Solar storms can damage communcation and navigation satallites

• All of these are good reasons to study the sun.

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What are geomagnetic storms?

• Disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere caused by solar wind and solar flares.

• Electromagnetic waves emitted by the Earth's core.

• Intense thunderstorms that occur in the Earth's atmosphere.

• Changes in the Earth's climate caused by volcanic activity.

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What are solar flares?

• Powerful explosions of energy from the Sun's core.

• Giant waves of heat emitted by the Sun.

• Massive storms on the surface of the Sun.

• Sudden eruptions of intense high-energy radiation from the Sun's surface.

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What causes solar flares?

• Magnetic energy release

• Nuclear fusion reactions

• Gravitational pull

• Cosmic radiation

What is solar wind?

• A type of wind that blows on the surface of the Earth.

• A type of wind that blows on other planets in the solar system.

• A stream of charged particles ejected from the upper atmosphere of the Earth.

• A stream of charged particles ejected from the upper atmosphere of the Sun.

What causes geomagnetic storms?

• Solar flares

• Volcanic eruptions

• Disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere

• Tectonic plate movements

Where do we find sun spots?

• The photosphere of the sun

• The core of the sun

• We have yet to observe them

• The corona of the sun

A solar cycle last approximately _ years.

If the year 2017 was a solar minimum; what year do you think the previous solar minimum was before 2017