Electrically charged particles from space travelling at speed of several hundred km/sec can severely harm living beings if they reach the surface of the earth. What prevents them from reaching the surface of the Earth?

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Correct Answer: The earth’s magnetic field diverts them towards its poles. Electrically charged particles while traveling at much higher speed from space cannot reach Earth's surface because of Earth's magnetic field which diverts such particles towards its poles.

Electrically charged particles from space travelling at speed of several hundred km/sec can severely harm living beings if they reach the surface of the earth. What prevents them from reaching the surface of the Earth?

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