Assertion :When super charged particles enter the earth's atmosphere from the solar wind they tend to be channeled toward the poles. Reason: This is due to magnetic forces causing them to spiral around the magnetic field lines of the earth.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion The assertion is correct. This is because when super charged particles enter the earth's atmosphere from the solar wind, they tend to be channeled towards the poles by magnetic forces causing them to spiral around the magnetic field lines of the earth. They are energetic enough to ionize air molecules. Hence, the reason is also correct.