Terrestrial Magnetism

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Terrestrial Magnetism: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Vibration Magnetometer, Terrestrial Magnetism, Angle of Dip, Angle of Declination, Horizontal and Vertical Component of Earth's Magnetic Field, Dip Circle, and Apparent Angle of Dip.

Important Questions on Terrestrial Magnetism

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Two coils, each of 100 turns, are held such that one line in the vertical plane with their centres coinciding. The radius of the vertical coil is 20 cm and that of the horizontal coil is 30 cm. How would you neutralize the magnetic field of the earth at their common centre? What is the current to be passed through each coil? Horizontal of earth's magnetic induction =3.49 × 10-5 T and angle of dip =30°..

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Earth's magnetic field has a horizontal component except at

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The earth's magnetic field

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The angle of dip at magnetic equator of earth is 0

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Where is the magnetic equator?

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Assertion: The geographic north-pole does not coincide with the magnetic north pole.

Reason: The axis of the hypothetical dipole inside the earth is tilted by approximately 11.3 with respect to the axis of rotation of the earth.

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The south pole of earth's magnet is in the

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What is the value of the angle of dip at magnetic poles of earth?

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At a given place on the Earth's surface, the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is 3×10-5 T and resultant magnetic field is 6×10-5 T. The angles of dip at this place is

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At a given place on the Earth, the angle between the Magnetic meridian and the Geographic meridian is called

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The strength of the Earth’s magnetic field is

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At certain place, horizontal component is 13 times the vertical component. The angle of dip is

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A Jet plane is travelling west at 450 metres per second. If the horizontal component of Earth's magnetic field is 4×10-4 Tesla and angle of dip is 30°, Then the vertical component is

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The angle of dip at a place is 30° and the intensity of the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field V=6×10-5 tesla. The total intensity of the earth's magnetic field (I) at this place is :

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The Earth's magnetic field always has a horizontal component except at :-

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Assertion : The colourful curtain of green and pink lights in the sky, (which is called "Aurora Borealis") are seen in the polar regions like Alaska and North Canada, but it is not seen in India.

Reason : The earth's magnetic field lines come closer to each other at the magnetic poles, so the charge's density of the charges ejected from the sun, increases near the magnetic poles.

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The earth's magnetic field was flipped by 180° a million years ago. This flip was relatively rapid and took 105 years. Then the average change in orientation per year during the flip closest to

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The true value of angle of dip at a glace is 60°, the apparent dip in a plane inclined at an angle of 30° with magnetic meridian is

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A compass needle which is allowed to move in a horizontal plane is taken to a geomagnetic pole. It

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What is the value of the angle of dip at magnetic poles of earth?