Question

Dr. Perez is part of a team of researchers who are working on designing and building a probe to study solar flares. What condition must the probe meet?

It must be able to travel over 300,000,000 km to reach the Sun.
It must be able to withstand a temperature of up to 20 million degrees Celsius.
It must be able to penetrate to the core since solar flares originate there.
it must be able to remain in the Sun for at least eleven years.

Answer 1

Answer: It must be able to withstand a temperature of up to 20 million degrees Celsius.

Explanation:

Solar flares are sudden bright flash that occurs near the surface of the Sun. These flares occur for few minutes and occur very close to Sun's surface. Sometimes, solar particles are emitted along with the flare i.e. Coronal Mass ejection. Sun loses some of its mass. The particles travel in space at high speeds. The temperature of solar flares is extremely high. It reaches about 20 million degrees of temperature.

Thus, in order to study the solar flares would have to go very close to the Sun and able to withstand such high temperature. The major challenge is the designing and building a probe with material that be able to withstand this temperature.

Answer 2

The team in which Dr. Perez is a part of should consider first that the temperature in the sun is very much different to the temperature we have on Earth. With that being said, they must prioritize that the probe be able to withstand the temperature conditions. Therefore, the answer should be letter B.