The Sun

Quiz: How much do you know about solar eruptions?

by JoAnna Wendel
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A digital illustration of a planet near the Sun during a solar eruption

What is a coronal mass ejection?

A. Large explosions of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun

B. Large explosions of gas from the Sun

C. Large explosions of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun

A. CMEs consist of an enormous eruption of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun.

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