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Q.Define angle of dip. Write value of angle of dip at magnetic poles of earth.

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Angle of dip is the angle earth's magnetic field makes with the horizontal; at the magnetic poles it equals 90 degrees.

Definition: At any place the earth's magnetic field can be resolved into a horizontal component (H) and a vertical component (V). The angle of dip (delta) is the angle by which the total field B dips below the horizontal, i.e. tan(delta) = V/H.

At the magnetic equator the field is purely horizontal, so V = 0 and delta = 0 degrees. …

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