Multiple Choice
Prominences and solar flares present dangers to astronauts primarily because ________.
A) they disrupt communications on earth
B) they pose a radiation danger from X-rays and gamma rays,but primarily from high-energy particle emissions.
C) they can overheat the spacecraft.
D) they do not pose a danger to astronauts.
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