A Taste of Solar Maximum Quiz

What is expected to occur during the Solar Maximum?

• Complete absence of sunspots

• Stable solar activity

• Increase in solar flares and auroras

• Decrease in solar flares

What was the source of the coronal mass ejection (CME) that hit Earth in July 2012?

• A small sunspot

• A solar eclipse

• Sunspot AR1520

• A meteor shower

How did the CME affect Earth's magnetosphere?

• It had no effect

• It compressed the magnetosphere

• It caused a blackout

• It expanded the magnetosphere

Which of the following locations experienced auroras during the July 2012 event?

• Florida

• Tasmania

• Hawaii

• Mexico

What was the temperature difference experienced during the aurora observations?

• 200 degrees

• 183 degrees

• 100 degrees

• 50 degrees