magnetosphere

magnetosphere — noun

1. The area around a planet where the planet's own magnetic field is strong enough

1.名詞C1
釋義

The area around a planet where the planet's own magnetic field is strong enough to control the behaviour of electrically charged particles, rather than letting them be swept away by the stream of particles coming from the Sun.

例句

Earth's magnetosphere protects our planet from the harmful radiation carried by the solar wind.

possessive: Earth's magnetosphere + protect + solar wind

Padma and her team at the geophysics lab are studying how the magnetosphere changes during periods of intense solar activity.

文法句型

[possessive noun] + magnetosphere

the + magnetosphere + of + [planet]

用法筆記

Frequently used with the possessive form of a planet's name (Earth's magnetosphere, Jupiter's magnetosphere) to specify which planet's magnetic region is being discussed. In scientific contexts, 'magnetosphere' applies to any planet with a strong enough internal magnetic field — Mercury, Earth, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune all have one.

常見錯誤

The magnetosphere is the same thing as the Earth's magnetic field.
The magnetic field is the force, and the magnetosphere is the region of space where that force is strong enough to control particles.
💡The magnetic field is the invisible force; the magnetosphere is the volume of space affected by it.