What Is a Prominence on the Sun

question 138

Multiple Choice

What is a prominence on the Sun?

• A) a large loop of gas supported by magnetic fields
• B) a jet of gas shot upward from an emerging sunspot
• C) a shockwave created by the eruption of a solar flare
• D) another name for a plage

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