Spicules (Multiple Choice)

Spicules
 
  a. are found in the photosphere.
  b. are magnetic disturbances that push large loops of material off the solar surface.
  c. are responsible for twisting the solar magnetic field and causing the sunspot cycle.
  d. appear in the corona near the north and south poles of the Sun during a total solar eclipse.
  e. are visible in filtergrams of the solar chromosphere.

Question 2

The ____________________ Tables were based on a heliocentric model of the universe and used elliptical orbits for the planets.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 3

The sunspot cycle affects I. the latitude at which sunspots are visible at a given time. II. the number of sunspots that are visible at a given time. III. the rotation rate of the Sun's equator at a given time. IV. the magnetic polarity of the sunspots at a given time.
 
  a. I & II
  b. I & IV
  c. II & III
  d. I, II & III
  e. I, II, & IV

Question 4

Uranus's orbital period is 84 years. How far is Uranus from the Sun?
 
  What will be an ideal response?