What Is a Filament on the Sun

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Multiple Choice

What is a filament on the Sun?

• A) a plage near the end of its life, when it is fading away
• B) a prominence seen in silhouette against the photosphere
• C) a dark sunspot that has been stretched by solar differential rotation
• D) a spicule seen in profile near the edge of the Sun's limb

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Definitions:

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Net Income

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Shares Outstanding

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