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Well, imagine the Earth's magnetic field is an umbrella, its a fairly sturdy umbrella so most of the Solar Wind is deflected off and around the Earth. But some of the Solar Wind gets past the magnetic field at our poles which is what causes Auroras.
Solar Wind tends to rip at Earths magnetic field, it acts sort of like a flag on a windy day. Blasting and flailing in different directions as the Solar Wind rushes past it. There are a few good videos on utube if you want to check it out.
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∙ 14y agoThe sun produces energetic and charged particles and blasts them in all directions (solar winds). These charged particles can get trapped when they are near the earth's magnetic field. With the grace of this magnetic field, we are all shielded from being irreversible harmed. See the picture in the related link for a visualization of how the magnetic field gets distorted by solar winds.
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∙ 13y agoi think magenetism of sun is responsible for the rotation of earth
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∙ 12y agoyes it does
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The source of the magnetic field on the Sun is?
the core
How does the earth's magnetic field function?
convection currents in the outer core (which is in liquid form) move the molten metal of the outer core around to create the magnetic field. The magnetic field then blocks certain rays from the sun.
How can scientists tell when changes occur in earths magnetic field?
Scientists follow the magnetic field lines of the earth and measure them regularly. They will compare the earlier measurements and note the changes in position of the magnetic axis and decide if it is changing or not! Also if there are sudden changes observed in magnetic field lines bec of solar flares from sun. Magnetism is an interesting chapter! learn more by watching and subscribing to this space @PhysicsFusion-sm3tr Hope this helps
What would happen if the earth didn't have a magnetic field?
If we didn't have the earth's magnetic field, eventually all of the harmful and deadly rays from the sun would destroy life on earth.
How is the earth's magnetic field created?
A few % of the magnetic field comes from the stream of charged particles coming from the Sun. This is why the magnetic field varies greatly in Polar Regions during a sunspot storm.The majority of the field is generated deep inside the Earth by electrical currents in the liquid part of the outer core. The nett result of these currents generates a magnetic field.The Curie Temperature of magnetic materials ensures that there are no magnetic materials deep in the Earth.
Does the gravitational field protect us from the sun?
No, the gravitational field keeps us in orbit around the sun. The earths magnetic field provides us with some protection from charged particles from the sun.
How is it possible for the sun to affect the earth's magnetic field?
The sun ejects significant quantities of charged particles. These interact via the electromagnetic force with the magnetic field of the earth.
Does the earth rotation effect the sun in any way?
If there is any effect at all, it would need to be a very tiny one. The only way that the Earth's rotation might affect the Sun would be in the way the Earth's rotation generates Earth's magnetic field. Our magnetic field affects the way that coronal mass ejections, huge bubbles of ionized gas from the Sun, behave when they get close. But the Sun has a magnetic field of its own, much stronger than the Earth's field, and it is unlikely that the Earth's magnetic field would affect the Sun or the Sun's magnetic field in more than a minuscule fashion.
Why is earths magnetic field impotant?
The earth's magnetic field is important in that it prevents the sun's solar radiation from killing life on earth by wiping out the earth's atmosphere and deflecting dangerous radiation.
Is Earths magnetic field widening?
I am not sure what you mean by widening. The Earth's magnetic field is a result of the fact that the Earth has a molten Iron core and the planet is rotating quite rapidly. The strength of the magnetic field in these circumstances is dependent on the speed of rotation. As the Earths rotational speed is slowing (due to the friction of the tides caused by the moon) the Earth's magnetic field is gradually weakening over geological time scales but this is not significant in terms of human time. The other affect of the rotating Iron core on the magnetic field is what is called field inversions. In the same was as the Sun goes through an 11 cycle of activity during which the N and S magnetic poles flip, the Earth's poles also flip about once every 75-100 thousand years. There is some evidence that the Earth's poles are in the process of flipping at the moment and during this process, in the same was that the Sun develops Sun spots, multiple poles appear at various locations round the Earth. This effect could be said to distort (or widen) the Earths magnetic field.
How does Earths magnetic field benefit humans?
Earth's magnet field shields humans from dangerous radiation form the sun and protects the earth's atmosphere form the solar wind. Without the magnetic field, there would be no human life on earth.
What generates the sun's magnetic field?
The Sun's core.
Prevents charged particles from the sun from reaching the surface?
The Earth is protected from the sun's charged particles by its magnetic field. The Earths magnetic field is generated within its molten iron core. Other examples of planets with magnetic fields include: Mercury, Jupiter, Ganymede (Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system) , Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.Mercury has a relitivley weak magnetic field. It is so weak that the suns charged particles can reach the surface of Mercury. +++ Also the atmosphere.
Why does the sun have so many magnetic fields?
The sun does not have 'so many magnetic fields.' It has 1 magnetic field that varies according to the distance from the sun.
How does the sun affect earths physical features?
The sun is hot
The source of the magnetic field on the Sun is?
the core
Does sun have magnetic energy?
no, only our earth has the magnectic energy The Sun has a very strong magnetic field.
