What Is the Structure of a Typical Large Sunspot

question 17

Multiple Choice

What is the structure of a typical large sunspot?

• A) an irregular dark area of uniform darkness
• B) a round region of uniformly dark photospheric surface
• C) a roughly circular, dark region with a lighter central area, like a bullseye
• D) a dark center surrounded by a less dark area

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Definitions:

Foramen Magnum

The opening in the vertebrate skull through which the spinal cord passes.

Arboreal

Living in trees.

Earliest Primates

The most ancient members of the primate order, believed to have appeared in the Paleocene epoch, characterized by adaptations for arboreal life.

Homo Erectus

Species that originated in Africa about 1.7 mya and then spread to Europe and Asia; may have persisted until 200,000 years ago or later; may be an evolutionary dead end.