SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

THE SUN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Small cells that divide up the sun’s surface.
A
spicules
B
granules
C
prominences
D
solar flares
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Solar granules are cellular patterns visible in the outer layer (photosphere) of Sun, associated with large scale vertical fluid motions at, and just below, the photosphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Granulation is due to the convection operating below the photosphere that we already mentioned in the section on the solar interior. This convection produces columns of rising gas just below the photosphere that are about 700 to 1000 km in diameter.

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