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What are the small, dark patches that develop on the Sun as it nears the peak of a solar cycle?
What are the small, dark patches that develop on the Sun as it nears the peak of a solar cycle?
- Sunspots (correct)
- Dust particles
- Solar winds
- Sunflares
What is the name of the process that produces the Sun's magnetic field?
What is the name of the process that produces the Sun's magnetic field?
- Magnetic diffusion
- Solar dynamo (correct)
- Solar wind
- Solar flare
Who is the astronomer for whom a law relating to the location of sunspots on the Sun is named?
Who is the astronomer for whom a law relating to the location of sunspots on the Sun is named?
- Gustav Spörer (correct)
- Copernicus
- Isaac Newton
- Galileo Galilei
What is the name of the period between 1645 and 1715?
What is the name of the period between 1645 and 1715?
Where did the baobab lineage originate, according to genomic analyses?
Where did the baobab lineage originate, according to genomic analyses?
How long ago did the baobab lineage reach Africa and Australia, according to researchers?
How long ago did the baobab lineage reach Africa and Australia, according to researchers?
What is the effect of a metal doped with a magnetic impurity on its resistance as it approaches absolute zero?
What is the effect of a metal doped with a magnetic impurity on its resistance as it approaches absolute zero?
Who is credited with discovering the quantum Hall effect in 1980?
Who is credited with discovering the quantum Hall effect in 1980?
What is the name of the physicist who tried to explain the path of an electron moving through solid metal in 1900?
What is the name of the physicist who tried to explain the path of an electron moving through solid metal in 1900?
What is the name of the state of matter where quantum phenomena become visible?
What is the name of the state of matter where quantum phenomena become visible?
Who were the three physicists who led two teams in 1995 to first produce a Bose-Einstein condensate in the lab?
Who were the three physicists who led two teams in 1995 to first produce a Bose-Einstein condensate in the lab?
What is the name of the scientist who, in 1823, liquefied all the gases known at the time excluding hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen?
What is the name of the scientist who, in 1823, liquefied all the gases known at the time excluding hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen?
What was the quantity of molecules observed that led Dr. Cangi to imply the presence of HCO+?
What was the quantity of molecules observed that led Dr. Cangi to imply the presence of HCO+?
Which spacecraft collected data that supported the HCO+ DR model?
Which spacecraft collected data that supported the HCO+ DR model?
What is the focus of most upcoming Venus missions?
What is the focus of most upcoming Venus missions?
What is anomalous about Venus compared to Earth?
What is anomalous about Venus compared to Earth?
What is the name of the NASA mission dedicated to probing the upper atmosphere of Mars?
What is the name of the NASA mission dedicated to probing the upper atmosphere of Mars?
Who used quantum mechanics to solve many open problems in the 1930s?
Who used quantum mechanics to solve many open problems in the 1930s?
