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A line joining places of equal horizontal field is called


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aclinic
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isoclinic
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isodynamic
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isogonal
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Solution

The correct option is A aclinic
Isoclinic lines are imaginary lines on the earth's surface connecting points where the earth's magnetic field has the same angle. The aclinic line is the magnetic equator, where the magnetic field is inclined neither north or south, that is, they are horizontal. Therefore they area special case of an isoclinic lines.

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