Solar Weather and Climate Quiz

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Which set of terms describes a realistic cause-effect relationship between solar weather and Earth's magnetosphere? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
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radiation belt -- aurora
radiation belt -- aurora

solar wind -- interplanetary magnetic field
solar wind -- interplanetary magnetic field

coronal mass ejection -- geomagnetic storm
coronal mass ejection -- geomagnetic storm

geomagnetic storm -- aurora
geomagnetic storm -- aurora

Answer 1

solar wind -- interplanetary magnetic field
coronal mass ejection -- geomagnetic storm

Answer 2

Solar Weather and Climate Quiz
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For a few hours, some satellites experienced electrical failure and at the same time, radio communications at high latitudes were also disrupted. Which is an astronomer most likely to predict was the cause?(1 point)
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solar energetic particles
solar energetic particles

coronal mass ejections
coronal mass ejections

a geomagnetic storm
a geomagnetic storm

solar flares

Answer 3

a geomagnetic storm

Answer 4

Solar Weather and Climate Quiz
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What is the irradiance of the sun dependent on?(1 point)
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the density of particles in the solar wind
the density of particles in the solar wind

the wavelength of the radiant energy it emits
the wavelength of the radiant energy it emits

the energetic solar wind particles
the energetic solar wind particles

the number of sunspots
the number of sunspots

Answer 5

the wavelength of the radiant energy it emits