Magnetic field

magnetic field  General Properties of Magnetic Lines of Force · They seek the path of least resistance between opposite magnetic poles · They never cross one another · They Some particles in the Belts, the solar wind and cosmic rays, are deflected by the magnetic field to the North and South Poles When they hit the atmosphere they

The strength of the magnetic field is determined by the density of field lines at that position in space The direction of the magnetic field, The magnetic field is described mathematically as a vector field This vector field can be plotted directly as a set of many vectors drawn on a grid Each

Earth's magnetic field originates in the outer core and extends out into the magnetosphere — a region of space that helps protect Earth from The magnetic field is the area around a magnet that has magnetic force All magnets have north and south poles Opposite poles are attracted to