The Earth's magnetosphere is a

A) sphere of magnetism found just outside the molten outer core of the Earth
B) spherical magnetic field generated by magnetic rocks on the Earth's surface
C) cavity carved out in the solar wind by the Earth's magnetic field
D) sphere of magnetism caused by the motion of charged particles in the Earth's outer atmosphere


C

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In Ptolemy's view of the universe, a planet moves on an epicycle whose center moves around the Earth on the deferent circle

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