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Interior of the Earth — Geography STD 8 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8GeographyInterior of the Earth3 Marks
Question
Earth is protected because of the magnetosphere.
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Answer

  1. The ozone layer protects the earth from ultraviolet radiation.
  2. The earth’s magnetosphere serves to deflect most of the solar wind, whose charged particles would otherwise strip away the ozone layer. In this way, the earth is protected because of the magnetosphere.

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