QUIZ #20& 21

The extremely powerful radiación that comes from deep space is?

• Cosmic

• Van Allen

• plasma

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NGSS.HS-PS4-3

Atmospheric pressure at sea level is normally?

• 1015 millibars

• 1013 millibars

• 1011 millibars

• 1003 millibars

On the side away con the sun, Earth's magnetic field stretches out to form the?

• magnet

• magnetotail

• magnetism

• lodestone

The doughnut-shaped regions of charged particles encircling the earth's equator are called the ______ radiation bel.

• Van Allen

• Ana Allen

• Van Charles

What term refers to either of the two location where an object's magnetism is located?

• magnetic/ pole

• magnetism

• magnetic field

• north pole

What is a special state of matter made of a mixture of electrons and positive ions?

• atoms

• poles

• plasma

• solar wind

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the region of Earth's magnetic field that is influenced by the solar wind?

• magnetosphere

• atmosphere

• ionosphere

• magnetic field

What is the stream of harmful, charged particles sent out by the sun?

• radiation

• solar wind

• solarising

• plasma

How does the ionosphere affect radio communications?

• The ionosphere absorbs radio waves to limit their travel

• The ionosphere amplifies radio waves to make them stronger

• The ionosphere reflects radio waves to increase their range

• The ionosphere slows radio waves to hinder their reception

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Why do auroras only occur at high latitudes?

• the belts of charged particles around earth are over the equator

• charged particles entre the atmosphere only near the magnetic poles.

• the magnetopause deflects charged particles away from the earth