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How does solar weather affect Earth’s magnetosphere? Select the two correct answers.

It causes geomagnetic storms.

It generates auroras.

It develops solar wind.

It forms radiation belts.

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A. Geomagnetic storms and B. Auroras.

A geomagnetic storm occurs when the solar wind collides with the electromagnetic field of the earth generating disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere.
An aurora is a luminescent formation produced by the interaction of charged solar particles and the terrestrial electromagnetic field. The solar wind pushes these particular to the terrestrial electromagnetic field that later transports them to the poles, where they are seen in different colors according to the type of particle.
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