Multiple Choice
What is the difference between a filament and a prominence?
A) A filament is a crack in the photosphere, while a prominence is an outflow of gas into the corona.
B) Filaments are the openings through which charged particles escape the Sun to become the solar wind. Prominences are the clouds of charged particles on their way off the Sun.
C) Prominences are the outflow of particles from the Sun's poles. Filaments are dark bands around the Sun's equator.
D) Filaments and prominences are two views of the same phenomenon. Filaments are prominences seen in profile on the limb of the Sun.
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