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Question 1

During which type of solar weather would one predict power grid operations on Earth could degrade?(1 point)
Responses

solar wind
solar wind

solar flares
solar flares

solar energetic particles
solar energetic particles

coronal mass ejections (CMEs)
coronal mass ejections (CMEs)
Question 2
Which prediction is most likely to happen due to solar energetic particles during a solar radiation storm?(1 point)
Responses

Radio communications at high latitudes will be blocked.
Radio communications at high latitudes will be blocked.

Radio navigation and GPS systems will be inaccurate.
Radio navigation and GPS systems will be inaccurate.

Power will go out in cities across the world.
Power will go out in cities across the world.

Satellites will need to be repositioned due to satellite drag.
Satellites will need to be repositioned due to satellite drag.
Question 3
Which would scientists predict might happen due to solar flares?(1 point)
Responses

electrical systems in satellites will fail
electrical systems in satellites will fail

radio navigation systems and global positioning systems will be inaccurate
radio navigation systems and global positioning systems will be inaccurate

power grid operations will go offline
power grid operations will go offline

high-frequency radio waves used for radio communication will be blocked
high-frequency radio waves used for radio communication will be blocked
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1 answer

Question 1: During which type of solar weather would one predict power grid operations on Earth could degrade?

  • Response: coronal mass ejections (CMEs)

Question 2: Which prediction is most likely to happen due to solar energetic particles during a solar radiation storm?

  • Response: Radio communications at high latitudes will be blocked.

Question 3: Which would scientists predict might happen due to solar flares?

  • Response: high-frequency radio waves used for radio communication will be blocked.

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