The angle between the direction of the earth's magnetic field and the horizontal is called the

Assessment: JAMB UTME - Physics - 1992 Subject: Physics

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The angle between the direction of the earth's magnetic field and the horizontal is called the
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The angle between the direction of the earth's magnetic field and the horizontal is called the "angle of dip". This angle is also known as the inclination angle and it measures the vertical angle between the Earth's magnetic field lines and the horizontal plane. The angle of dip changes depending on the location on Earth and it is used to determine the latitude of the location.

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