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The Van Allen belts are caused by Earth's magnetic field. Charged particles are deflected in the presence of a magnetic field.

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Q: Why do charged particles from the sun (the solar wind) get trapped in the van Allen radiation belts?
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What are the areas around earth where particles from the sun are trapped called?

Van Allen Radiation Belt


What is a layer of charged particles above Earth called?

Van Allen Radiation Belt


What planet has a Van Allen belt?

Planet Earth has a Van Allen radiation belt, layers of energetic charged particles suspended by a magnetic field.


What are the earths two kind of protection against solar winds?

Earth itself is largely protected from the solar wind by its magnetic field, which deflects most of the charged particles; however some of the charged particles are trapped in the Van Allen radiation belt. XxBaby Dee


The location of the Van Allen Radiation Belts?

The Van Allen belts are composed of charged particles from the solar wind that became captured in the Earth's magnetic field. Deflection of charged particles


When the solar wind reaches earth charged particles are deflected from earth and trapped in two huge rings in earths magnetic field called what?

Those are the Van Allen belts.


What are the bands of Solar particles trapped in the magnetic shield called?

Van Allen Belt


The Van Allen belt which is made of Electrically charged Particles contains electrons and what other Particles?

protons


Where do charged particles in the Van Allen Belts mainly come from?

the van Allen belts are located in the universal space.


Which contains bands of charged particles known as the van Allen belts?

magnetosphere


Cosmic rays trapped in the earth's magnetic field make up?

The Van Allen radiation belts


What does the Van Allen Belt have to do with the north and south pole?

The charged particles flowing through space around the Earth follow the lines of magnetic force, resulting in a higher concentration of these particles in two toroidal bands curving outward from pole to pole. The radiation belts are called the Van Allen Belts after scientist James Van Allen (1914-2006).