The Van Allen Belts Are

The Van Allen belts are

A) composed of high energy particles from the solar wind that are trapped in Earth's magnetosphere.
B) two large convection currents in Earth's liquid core that produce Earth's magnetic field.
C) a series of large midocean rifts stretching across the ring of fire.
D) a series of midocean rifts stretching from the north polar region to the Antarctic.
E) the tropical zone of Earth's atmosphere where the predominant wind direction is from east to west.