Question

a violent eruption on the suns surface occuring when oppositely directed magnetic pole meet is called a solar ______________.

Explanation:

A solar flare is a sudden, intense brightening observed over the Sun's surface or the solar limb, which is caused by magnetic reconnection. When oppositely directed magnetic poles (magnetic field lines) meet and reconnect on the Sun's surface, it releases a large amount of energy in a short time, resulting in a solar flare.

Answer:

flare