A New Kind of Explosion on the Sun

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between forced and spontaneous magnetic reconnection?
Forced reconnection is linked to solar eruptions, while spontaneous is not.
Spontaneous reconnection requires external forcing, while forced does not.
Forced reconnection occurs only in the corona, while spontaneous occurs in the photosphere.
Spontaneous reconnection is always visible, while forced is not.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What tool did scientists use to observe the forced reconnection event?
Hubble Space Telescope
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory
Chandra X-ray Observatory
James Webb Space Telescope
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What shape did the magnetic field lines form during the reconnection event?
A circle
A triangle
An X shape
A square
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the prominence's temperature change during the reconnection event?
It gained heat.
It decreased significantly.
It cooled down slightly.
It remained the same.
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is one potential implication of forced reconnection for the sun's corona?
It could be a way the corona is heated locally.
It has no effect on the corona's temperature.
It causes the corona to expand.
It might cool the corona.
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