GEOLOGY

EARTH SCIENCE

MAGNETISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Earth’s magnetic field protects us from ____
A
meteorites
B
the moon crashing into Earth
C
Solar winds and solar radiation
D
The atmosphere from escaping into Earth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Generated by the motion of molten iron in Earth’s core, the magnetic field protects our planet from cosmic radiation and from the charged particles emitted by our Sun. It also provides the basis for navigation with a compass.

Detailed explanation-2: -Earth is largely protected from the solar wind, a stream of energetic charged particles emanating from the Sun, by its magnetic field, which deflects most of the charged particles.

Detailed explanation-3: -Earth’s magnetic field serves to deflect most of the solar wind, whose charged particles would otherwise strip away the ozone layer that protects the Earth from harmful ultraviolet radiation. One stripping mechanism is for gas to be caught in bubbles of magnetic field, which are ripped off by solar winds.

Detailed explanation-4: -It deflects most of the solar material sweeping towards us from our star at 1 million miles per hour or more. Without the magnetosphere, the relentless action of these solar particles could strip the Earth of its protective layers, which shield us from the Sun’s ultraviolet radiation.

Detailed explanation-5: -These two poles of the north and the south slowly and continuously movies in their geographical time scales, and these protect the earth from the charged particles of the solar winds and the cosmic rays.

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