Is There a Connection Between Plages and Sunspots

question 204

Multiple Choice

Is there a connection between plages and sunspots?

• A) No, sunspots are a photospheric phenomenon, while plages occur in the chromosphere.
• B) Yes, the magnetic fields that result in sunspots in the photosphere continue on up through the chromosphere, where they produce plages.
• C) Yes, the magnetic fields that result in sunspots in the photosphere compress the gases above the photosphere, and this pressure creates plages in the chromosphere.
• D) Yes, the five minute oscillations of the photosphere push the sunspots up into the chromosphere every five minutes, thus resulting in plages.

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