Solar flares can cause sudden ionospheric disturbances in portions of the ionosphere that are under this condition. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this condition that increases the density of the ionosphere, causes its F-layer to split, and causes its D-layer to appear.
ANSWER: daytime [accept answers describing the Earth’s dayside or the side of the side of the Earth that is directly receiving sunlight; prompt on solar wind or cosmic rays with “What condition causes an increased amount of particles to reach a part of the Earth?”]
[10m] Diurnal fluctuation of the ionosphere must be accounted for when positioning a “skip,” in which reflection off of the bottom of the ionosphere extends the range of the “shortwave” form of this technology.
ANSWER: radio communication [or shortwave radio]
[10e] The ionosphere is a part of this planetary structure that can also be categorized into layers including the troposphere and stratosphere.
ANSWER: Earth’s atmosphere
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