Magnetic Earth

Question 1

A compass behaves as it does because the moon acts as a giant magnet.

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F

Question 2

The magnetic domains are two regions of space above Earth’s surface that contain electrons and protons traveling at high speeds.

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F

Question 3

The angle between magnetic north and the north to which a compass needle points is known as magnetic declination.

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T

Question 4

Streams of electrically charged particles flowing at high speeds from the sun make up the

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solar wind.

Question 5

What causes a compass to behave as it does?

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Earth’s magnetic field

Question 6

How many poles does Jupiter’s magnetosphere have?

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4

Question 7

What is the magnetosphere?

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the region of Earth’s magnetic field shaped by the solar wind

Question 8

Earth itself can make magnets out of ferromagnetic materials.

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T

Question 9

Earth’s magnetism is related to the circulation of molten material within Earth’s core.

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T

Question 10

The solar wind is a stream of electrically charged particles flowing at high speeds from the sun.

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T

Magnetic Earth Answers