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Sunspot

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027259

A dark area that forms and disappears on the surface of the sun over periods of days or weeks. The amount of sunspot activity varies over time, but it tends to follow a roughly 11-year cycle. This sunspot cycle causes slight differences in the amount of energy that the sun gives off.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027259
FieldEnvironment
SubjectClimate change
ReferencesStudent's Guide to Global Climate Change
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027259",
  "term": "Sunspot",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "A dark area that forms and disappears on the surface of the sun over periods of days or weeks. The amount of sunspot activity varies over time, but it tends to follow a roughly 11-year cycle. This sunspot cycle causes slight differences in the amount of energy that the sun gives off.",
  "subject": "Climate change",
  "references": [
    "Student's Guide to Global Climate Change"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/sunspot/"
}

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