Which describes a difference between solar wind and a geomagnetic storm? Select the three correct answers.(2 points)
Responses
Solar wind sometimes results in geomagnetic storms; geomagnetic storms do not cause solar wind.
Solar wind sometimes results in geomagnetic storms; geomagnetic storms do not cause solar wind.
Geomagnetic storms occur only occasionally; solar wind is constant.
Geomagnetic storms occur only occasionally; solar wind is constant.
Geomagnetic storms are associated with CMEs; solar wind is associated with the constant activity in the sun.
Geomagnetic storms are associated with CMEs; solar wind is associated with the constant activity in the sun.
Geomagnetic storms are constant; solar wind occurs only occasionally.
Geomagnetic storms are constant; solar wind occurs only occasionally.
Geomagnetic storms travel at the speed of light, while solar wind takes four days to reach Earth.
The three correct answers are:
1. Solar wind sometimes results in geomagnetic storms; geomagnetic storms do not cause solar wind.
2. Geomagnetic storms occur only occasionally; solar wind is constant.
3. Geomagnetic storms are associated with CMEs; solar wind is associated with the constant activity in the sun.
Question
How does solar weather affect Earth's magnetosphere? Select the two correct answers.(1 point)
Responses
It causes geomagnetic storms.
It causes geomagnetic storms.
It develops solar wind.
It develops solar wind.
It forms radiation belts.
It forms radiation belts.
It generates auroras
The two correct answers are:
1. It causes geomagnetic storms.
2. It generates auroras.
The three correct answers are:
- Solar wind sometimes results in geomagnetic storms; geomagnetic storms do not cause solar wind.
- Geomagnetic storms occur only occasionally; solar wind is constant.
- Geomagnetic storms are associated with CMEs; solar wind is associated with the constant activity in the sun.
The correct answers are:
1. Geomagnetic storms occur only occasionally; solar wind is constant.
Geomagnetic storms are sporadic events that happen infrequently, while solar wind is a continuous flow of charged particles from the sun.
2. Geomagnetic storms are associated with CMEs; solar wind is associated with the constant activity in the sun.
Geomagnetic storms are typically caused by Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) - large eruptions of plasma and magnetic fields from the sun. Solar wind, on the other hand, is a continuous outflow of particles from the sun's atmosphere.
3. Geomagnetic storms travel at the speed of light, while solar wind takes four days to reach Earth.
Geomagnetic storms propagate at the speed of light, which means their effects can be observed almost instantaneously. Solar wind, however, takes around four days to reach Earth since it travels at a relatively slower speed compared to light.