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Solar Tsunami
Consider the following statements with respect to Solar Tsunami:
- The Sun’s magnetic field, from which sunspots gets generated, wraps around the sun in the east-west direction.
- At the end of a solar cycle, magnetic dam can break, releasing huge amounts of plasma cascading like a tsunami towards the equator.
- The tsunami waves travel at high speeds of about 1,000 km per hour carrying excess plasma to the upper-latitudes.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A |
1 and 3
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B |
Only 1
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C |
1, 2 and 3
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D |
2 and 3
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Your Ans is
Right ans is B
Your Answer Is Correct
Your Answer Is Wrong
Explanation :
- Statement 1 is correct: The Sun’s magnetic field, from which sunspots gets generated, wraps around the sun in the east-west direction.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: At the end of a solar cycle, this magnetic dam can break, releasing huge amounts of plasma cascading like a tsunami towards the poles. Statement 3 is incorrect These tsunami waves travel at high speeds of about 1,000 km per hour carrying excess plasma to the mid-latitudes.
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