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Saturn is on average 10 AU from the Sun. What is the approximate orbital period of Saturn?
 
  a. 10 years
  b. 32 years
  c. 100 years
  d. 1000 years
  e. 1,000,000 years

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The proton-proton chain
 
  a. combines two hydrogen nuclei to produce a single helium nucleus and energy.
  b. splits a helium nucleus to produce 4 hydrogen nuclei and energy.
  c. is the mechanism that increases the temperature between the photosphere and corona of the Sun.
  d. is the interactions between protons in Earth's atmosphere that produces auroras.
  e. produces energy in the core of the Sun in the form of gamma rays, positrons, and neutrinos.

Question 3

An object has been located orbiting the Sun at a distance from the Sun of 65 AU. What is the approximate orbital period of this object?
 
  a. 65 years
  b. 275,000 years
  c. 4225 years
  d. 8.1 years
  e. 524 years

Question 4

Much of the solar wind comes from ________ where the magnetic field does not loop back into the Sun.
 
  a. prominences
  b. coronal holes
  c. spicules
  d. granulation
  e. auroras
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Extremely helpful
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Cool, thanks for the positive feedback
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