What is the difference between magnetic declination and magnetic inclination?

What will be an ideal response?


Declination is the horizontal angle made by lines connecting the measurement location to the magnetic and geographic north poles. Inclination is the vertical angle between the field-force line and Earth's surface.

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The most widespread system used to classify climate is the ________ classification system

A) Thornthwaite B) Köppen C) Mercator D) Humboldt E) Geosystems Core

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A star that shows a red shift on one side and a blue shift on the other is

A. revolving around another star. B. receding. C. spinning. D. approaching.

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Both the Old Believers, and more recent immigrants from the former Soviet Union, emigrated from their homelands for what reason?

A) They faced religious persecution B) They were escaping war C) They were envious of the Alaskan settlements they could see from Russia. D) Both A and C

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