Spacecraft Measurements near Venus Indicate That the Planet Has

question 42

Multiple Choice

Spacecraft measurements near Venus indicate that the planet has:

• A) a very powerful magnetic field, much stronger than that of Earth.
• B) a magnetic field that varies in concert with the 11-year solar activity cycle and is linked to it via the solar wind.
• C) no planetwide magnetic field.
• D) a variable planetwide magnetic field like Earth.

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