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

Question

Responses

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

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

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

Answer 1

The two correct responses that are characteristics shared by sunspots, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections are:

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