Explain the Babcock model and why the solar cycle should really be considered as a 22-year cycle instead of 11-year cycle.
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Question 2How did dark matter behave differently from normal matter during the early stages of the big bang, and how is this important for the formation of stars and galaxies?
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Question 3How is the Sun's rotation different than that of Earth's?
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Question 4The recombination era of the big bang was very important in several ways. Explain what happened during this time and what observable effects of the era existed.
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Question 5Explain the role of convection on the Sun's surface.
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Question 6Briefly describe the steps in the big bang that provided the protons, neutrons, and electrons necessary for nucleosynthesis the building of complex atoms.
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Question 7What forms of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun's emissions do we experience here on Earth? Illustrate how we know this to be the case with one practical example for each form.
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