The Global Oscillations Network Group (GONG) Project Is Engaged In

question 23

Multiple Choice

The Global Oscillations Network Group (GONG) Project is engaged in:

• A) measuring where earthquakes happen around the Earth by the waves they generate
• B) measuring the number of sunspots on the surface of the Sun at any given hour
• C) measuring the quality of the "seeing" (the "jiggling" of the Earth's atmosphere) at all the major observatories around the world
• D) measuring the pulsations of the Sun from stations around the world
• E) measuring how problems on the World Wide Web are affecting the communication among astronomers

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