Spicules are:

A) atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons.
B) rapidly moving atoms and ions that escape from the solar corona and blow outward through the Solar System.
C) chromosphere flashes that are viewed as thin pink lines above the photosphere.
D) flamelike jets of gas extending upward into the chromosphere and lasting 5 to 15 minutes.


D

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