Read 11.4-11.5 in your book. Do you have any questions?
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Question 5
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Review question: The earth spins on its axis, what causes the atmosphere to spin with it? does it spin at the same rate?
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Question 6
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What is solar wind?
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Question 7
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why is wind power an indirect form of solar power?
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Question 8
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Why do sun spots appear dark?
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Question 9
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Review: how did we detect magnetic fields in the outer planets?
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Question 10
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What is the Maunder minimum?
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Question 11
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Create a multiple choice question that asks for the definition of one of the vocab words of this section. give the right answer, an answer that is close, but not entirely right, an answer that would be close if the word was a different vocab word (one of your other four) and one that is simply wrong. please note the correct answer.
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Question 12
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Create a multiple choice question that gives the definition of one of the vocab words from this section. List the right answer, and three wrong answers that are other vocab words from the reading. pick words that might be plausible as the decoy answers. please note the correct answer.
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Question 13
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Watch the following video about the difference between a solar flare and a CME
Do you have any questions?
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Question 14
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If you remember, there was a lot of talk of really impressive Aurora Borealis a couple times earlier this year. That is because we are at a peak in the solar cycle. This video explains visually the current theories of what is happening to the suns magnetic field. Note: if you are anything like me, you will feel a little lost with all his references to the toroidal and poloidal magnetic fields of the sun. Toroidal refers to this first picture - see how the field likes look like a stack of doughnuts? the technical mathematical term for a doughnut shape is a torus. Poloidal refers to the field that goes through the poles. Hope that helps.
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Question 15
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What are the layers of the sun
what causes the sun's magnetic field
what is the sun cycle
what is the maunder minimum
what is a solar flare
what is a CME
what evidence do we have of the history of the suns cycles?
What is the effect of the solar cycle on the earth's climate