Which Mechanism Forms the Magnetospheres Around Several of the Planets

question 386

Multiple Choice

Which mechanism forms the magnetospheres around several of the planets?

• A) repulsion of the solar wind by the planetary magnetic field
• B) repulsion of solar electromagnetic radiation by the planetary magnetic field
• C) very rapid spin of these planets spinning the atmosphere outward
• D) heating of the upper atmosphere by solar ultraviolet radiation

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