What are sunspots? How can sunspots affect the climate on Earth? ...

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What are sunspots? How can sunspots affect the climate on Earth?
 
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Question 2

Match the layer of the atmosphere with the correct description.
 
  A) The layer of the atmosphere with the greatest amount of air molecules. Temperatures decrease from bottom to top
  B) The second layer of the atmosphere where temperatures gradually increase from bottom to top
  C) The third layer of the atmosphere where the coldest temperatures are found
  D) The outermost layer of the atmosphere where temperatures are extremely high due to solar radiation
 
  1) Stratosphere
  2) Troposphere
  3) Mesosphere
  4) Thermosphere

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Answer to Question 1

Answer: Sunspots appear as dark blemishes on the Sun and consist of large magnetic storms extending deep into the Sun's interior, which eject mass outward. During periods of maximum sunspot activity, the Sun emits more energy than during the minimum periods. Scientists hypothesize that minimums in sunspot activity may correspond to the Little Ice Age, when average temperatures were cooler.

Answer to Question 2

Answers: 1) B 2) A 3) C 4) D