The Van Allen belts are:
A) regions of Earth in which no seismic activity is detected from earthquakes.
B) dense collections of small rocks surrounding the major planets.
C) two doughnut-shaped rings of charged particles, surrounding the equatorial regions of Earth at very high altitudes.
D) undersea mountain ranges in the centers of the oceans.
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Q43: Earth's magnetic field is generated by:
A)permanent magnetism
Q44: Earth's magnetic field originates in:
A)a solid, permanently
Q45: Earth's magnetosphere is a region surrounding the
Q46: Earth's magnetosphere is the:
A)molten core, whose motions
Q47: The magnetopause is the part of the
Q49: The Van Allen belts are:
A)zones on Earth
Q50: The Van Allen belts associated with Earth
Q51: In you were able to measure Earth's
Q52: Evidence for past reversals of Earth's magnetic
Q53: We have evidence that Earth's magnetic field
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