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The Sun

Question 7 • 2001310 Earth Science Sem 1 - Pearson

Dr. Perez is part of a team of researchers who are working on designing and building a probe to study solar flares. What condition must the probe meet?

Answer
A
It must be able to travel over 300,000,000 km to reach the Sun.
B
It must be able to withstand a temperature of up to 20 million degrees Celsius.
C
It must be able to penetrate to the core since solar flares originate there.
D
It must be able to remain in the Sun for at least eleven years.

Explanation

Solar flares are associated with extremely hot regions of the Sun, so a probe studying them must withstand very high temperatures. The best choice is the probe’s ability to withstand temperatures up to 20 million degrees Celsius. Flares occur in the Sun’s outer atmosphere, not its core, and the probe would not need to remain inside the Sun for eleven years.

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