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SOLAR WIND: Stream of charged particles & plasma ejected from the Sun — constantly hitting Earth. • BOW SHOCK: Where solar wind first hits and gets slowed/deflected, like water before a boat's bow. • MAGNETOSHEATH: Turbulent plasma region between bow shock and magnetopause. • MAGNETOPAUSE: The boundary where solar wind pressure balances Earth's magnetic field — this is our magnetic shield. • VAN ALLEN RADIATION BELTS: Inner and outer rings of high-energy particles trapped by Earth's field. They capture solar wind particles. • MAGNETOTAIL: On the night side of Earth, field lines are stretched far downstream by solar wind. • NORTH POLE / SOUTH POLE: Magnetic poles where field lines enter/exit Earth. Charged particles follow lines to poles = aurora.
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