What is the name given to the two doughnut-shaped regions where high-energy charged particles are trapped by Earth's magnetic field in Earth's magnetosphere?
A) Van Allen belts
B) auroral ovals
C) ionospheric E and F layers
D) ozone layers
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Q143: Auroras on Earth are caused by
A) reflection
Q144: What are the Van Allen belts?
A) regions
Q145: Earth's magnetosphere is the
A) region beyond Earth's
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Q150: What are the Van Allen belts?
A) two
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A)
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