Earth's Surface Is Protected from Solar Wind and Cosmic Radiation

question 51

Multiple Choice

Earth's surface is protected from solar wind and cosmic radiation by ________.

• A)Earth's gravitational field
• B)Earth's magnetic field
• C)a large,metallic shield launched into orbit by NASA in the 1960s
• D)a powerful stream of ions emitted by the Sun

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