Question

Carrie is making a presentation on solar winds. Her notes of the steps that must occur for solar winds to form are below. 1. The stream of electrically charged particles collide with gas atoms, causing the latter to give off light. 2. The electrically charged particles flow outward in all directions as far as Saturn. 3. The stream of electrically charged particles flows outward from the corona. 4. The particles of the solar wind flow along lines of the magnetic field. Which shows the correct sequence in the formation of solar winds? 1, 2, 3, 4 2, 3, 4, 1 3, 2, 4, 1 4, 2, 1, 3

Answer 1

The correct sequence for the formation of solar winds is: 3 (particles flow from corona), 2 (reach as far as Saturn), 4 (flow along magnetic field), 1 (collide with gas atoms causing light).

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct sequence for the formation of solar winds based on the steps outlined in Carrie's notes is as follows: the charged particles first flow outward from the corona (step 3), they then travel outward as far as Saturn (step 2), following which they flow along the magnetic field lines (step 4), and finally, when these charged particles collide with gas atoms near Earth, they cause them to emit light, which we see as the aurora (step 1).

Therefore, the correct sequence in the formation of solar winds is 3, 2, 4, 1.