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Earth’s Magnetic Field

Geography ⇒ Physical Geography

Earth’s Magnetic Field starts at 8 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Earth’s Magnetic Field. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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Describe the difference between the geographic pole and the magnetic pole.
Describe what happens to a freely suspended bar magnet on the surface of the Earth.
Describe what would happen if the Earth did not have a magnetic field.
Explain how the Earth’s magnetic field protects us from solar wind.
Explain how the movement of the Earth’s outer core creates a magnetic field.
Explain the term ‘magnetic declination’.
Explain why a compass needle points north.
Explain why the magnetic field of the Earth is not exactly aligned with its rotational axis.
What is the Earth’s magnetic field?
What is the effect of the Earth’s magnetic field on charged particles from space?
What is the main component of the Earth’s outer core that helps generate the magnetic field?
What is the main function of the Earth’s magnetic field for life on Earth?
What is the main reason for the existence of the Earth’s magnetic field?
What is the name of the point on the Earth’s surface where the magnetic field is vertical?
What is the term for the area around the Earth that is influenced by its magnetic field?