Question

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Consider the following statements with reference to the sun.
1. Sun spots are relatively cool, dark patches on the Sun’s surface.
2. Solar flares are the reasons causing Auroras on the Earth.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A. 1 only
• B. 2 only
• C. Both 1 and 2
• D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1 only

<!--td {border: 1px solid #ccc;}br {mso-data-placement:same-cell;}--> Sunspots are cooler and dark areas on photosphere
Aurora is created due to release of energy when electron move from higher to lower energy state.
A solar flare on the other hand is an abrupt brightening observed over the Sun’s surface due to clouds of electrons, ions, and atoms .They have the potential to impact earth's magnetic field and can be hazardous to spacecraft, astronauts, and cosmonauts.