Question

What characteristic is shared by sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections? Select the two correct responses.(1 point)
Responses

They tend to occur during active periods of the solar cycle.
They tend to occur during active periods of the solar cycle.

They appear as dark spots on the sun's surface.
They appear as dark spots on the sun's surface.

They appear as bright spots on the sun's surface.
They appear as bright spots on the sun's surface.

They are caused by outward fluctuations of the sun's magnetic field.

Answer 1

Which is the cause of the sun's magnetic properties?(1 point)
Responses

uneven churning of plasma
uneven churning of plasma

uniform clockwise rotation of charged particles
uniform clockwise rotation of charged particles

rapid spinning of metals in the core
rapid spinning of metals in the core

upward movement of super-heated gases in the convective zone

Answer 2

The characteristic shared by sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections are:

- They tend to occur during active periods of the solar cycle.
- They are caused by outward fluctuations of the sun's magnetic field.

Answer 3

The cause of the sun's magnetic properties is the upward movement of super-heated gases in the convective zone.