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Magnetic Earth

Question 4 • FHS 2016 TX-Earth and Space Science

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

Answer
A
magnetosphere.
B
solar wind.
C
magnetic domain.
D
magnetic field.

Explanation

The solar wind is a stream of electrically charged particles that flows outward from the Sun at high speeds. The magnetosphere is the region around a planet influenced by its magnetic field, so it is not the name for the particles themselves.

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