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Sunspots are dark spots visible on the sun that are caused by intense magnetic activity and causes the area where the sunspots are seen to cool the temperature at that area.

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What are dark spots on the suns surface?

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Visible dark spots on the sun are called?

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Are sun spots hotter or colder than adjacent parts of the sun?

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What did Galileo discover on the sun?

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