Earth's Magnetic Field and Solar Wind Quiz

Convection currents of molten iron and nickel in the outer core (correct)

Solar wind interacting with Earth's atmosphere

Tectonic plate movements

Geostrophic currents in the oceans

Constant at 50 μT

Ranges from 100 to 200 μT

Ranges from 25 to 65 μT (correct)

Varies from 10 to 40 μT

As a field of a magnetic dipole currently tilted at an angle of about 11° with respect to Earth's rotational axis (correct)

As a field of a magnetic monopole

As a field of a magnetic quadrupole

As a field of a magnetic octupole

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