How Are Spicules Formed in the Sun's Chromosphere

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Multiple Choice

How are spicules formed in the Sun's chromosphere?

• A) Spicules are formed from material on the tops of granules "tossed" to higher altitudes by the oscillations of the Sun's surface.
• B) Spicules are formed from gas carried upward along with the magnetic field lines at the edges of supergranules.
• C) Spicules form where the Sun's twisted magnetic field lines break through the photosphere.
• D) Spicules are the remnants or "stumps" of solar prominences that have broken free of the magnetic fields that confine them and have erupted out into space.

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