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As solar wind approaches Earth, what happens to the charged electrons? (1
They are deflected as Earth's magnetic field exerts force on them.
They grow stronger as Earth's magnetic field exerts force on them.
• They grow weaker as Earth's magnetic field exerts force on them.
They are absorbed as Earth's magnetic field exerts force on them.

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They are deflected. The Earth's magnetic field exerts a Lorentz force perpendicular to the particles' motion, changing their direction (not their speed). Some are diverted around the planet, some follow field lines into the polar regions (causing auroras) or become trapped in the Van Allen belts.