What Is the Solar Wind

question 18

Multiple Choice

What is the solar wind?

• A)the uppermost layer of the Sun,lying just above the corona
• B)the strong wind that blows sunspots around on the surface of the Sun
• C)the wind that causes huge arcs of gas to rise above the Sun's surface
• D)a stream of charged particles flowing outward from the surface of the Sun

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