Fermi Sees Gamma Rays from Far Side Solar Flares
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary role of NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope?
To track meteor showers
To study the moon's surface
To observe the entire sky for gamma rays
To monitor the Earth's atmosphere
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How are gamma rays typically produced on the sun?
Through the interaction of cosmic rays with the sun's surface gas
By the reflection of sunlight
Through the collision of asteroids
By the fusion of hydrogen atoms
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens when magnetic fields near sunspots release their energy?
The sun's magnetic field weakens
Charged particles are rapidly accelerated
The sun's rotation speeds up
The sun's temperature decreases
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How can particles from a coronal mass ejection reach the opposite side of the sun?
By bouncing off the Earth's atmosphere
By being deflected by the moon
By following magnetic field lines
By traveling through the sun's core
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the significance of Fermi's detection of gamma rays from the far side of the sun?
It confirms the existence of black holes near the sun
It helps understand particle acceleration and gamma ray production
It proves the sun is shrinking
It shows the sun's magnetic field is weakening
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