What Is the Solar Wind

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Multiple Choice

What is the solar wind?

• A) constant flux of photons from the Sun's visible surface
• B) material from the corona, accelerated out into space
• C) storm of waves and vortices on the Sun's surface generated by a solar flare
• D) circulation of gases in the chromosphere, between the equator and the poles of the Sun

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