Multiple choice

Which of the following statements about sunspots is/are correct?

a. Increase in sunspots causes cooler and wetter weather with greater storminess. b. Sunspots are dark and cooler patches on the sun which increase and decrease in a cyclical manner. c. Sunspots alter the amount of insolation received from the sun, which in turn, might have a bearing on the climate.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Only a and b

  5. Only b and c
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Increase in sunspots causes cooler and wetter weather with greater storminess. Sunspots are dark and cooler patches on the sun, which increase and decrease in a cyclical manner. These statements are correct. Thus, this is the correct answer.

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