Post-UTME English Language 2008 Objective — Question 26
Question 26 of 30 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) English Language 2008 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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[Passage: on the controversial sunspot theory - great storms on the Sun's surface hurl solar particles into space, affecting Earth's weather and radio/TV communication; sunspots consist of a cooler, dark umbra and lighter penumbra, and occur in an eleven-year cycle.] Why are solar particles hurled into space?
- A. Undetermined causes on Earth
- B. Disturbance of wind on the SunCorrect
- C. Small rivers on the surface of the Sun
- D. Changes in the Earth's atmosphere
Explanation
The passage attributes this to great storms (disturbances) on the surface of the Sun.
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