Solar Activity
Post-Secondary45 min
Learning Objective
I can differentiate between sunspots, prominences, solar flares, and coronal mass ejections, and explain how these phenomena contribute to solar activity and the occurrence of auroras.
Lesson Flow
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Could Solar Storms Destroy Civilization? Solar Flares & Coronal Mass Ejections
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Practice
12 questions β’ Short answer
Exit Ticket
βDescribe the relationship between coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and auroras. Explain the difference between a solar flare and a coronal mass ejection (CME) in terms of what they are composed of. β
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