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Sunspots, now recognized by scientists as areas of reduced s
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Sunspots, now recognized by scientists as areas of reduced solar surface temperature that are caused by magnetic activity, were once thought to be planets due to the___________of astronomical knowledge at that time.
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| Two Answers |
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| A. reversal |
| B. obstruction |
| C. lack | D. scantness | E. difficulty |
| F. polarity |
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21 Oct 2020, 04:00
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Sunspots, now recognized by scientists as areas of reduced solar surface temperature that are caused by magnetic activity, were once thought to be planets due to the___________of astronomical knowledge at that time.
first lets make pair of synonyms from options they are (lack,scantness) (difficulty,obstruction)
here green portion is main clue it says that once thought to be plantes due to ________ of astronomical knowledge at that time.
once thought like that means there is no knowledge at that time
so (lack,scantness) are the answers
option C,D are correct
first lets make pair of synonyms from options they are (lack,scantness) (difficulty,obstruction)
here green portion is main clue it says that once thought to be plantes due to ________ of astronomical knowledge at that time.
once thought like that means there is no knowledge at that time
so (lack,scantness) are the answers
option C,D are correct
Re: Sunspots, now recognized by scientists as areas of reduced s
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25 Oct 2020, 10:23
25 Oct 2020, 10:23
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The sentence says that sunspots were thought to be planets and says that the latter was an erroneous conclusion due to some reason. This reason can only be attributed to an absence of knowledge, so we choose lack and scantness
