Multiple Choice
When a bright eruption of plasma shoots out of the Sun's surface, it releases a huge number of particles as well as energy in the form of x-rays and UV rays. This explosion of energy at the Sun's surface is called a
A) sunspot.
B) solar cycle.
C) solar flare.
D) solar prominence.
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