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Magnetic flip
Comprehensive information on geomagnetic reversal, or how the Earth's poles could flip .
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When North goes South
Images and animations on how our planet's magnetic poles have flipped in the past, and how they may flip again.
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What causes the periodic reversals of the earth's magnetic field?
A page from Scientific American about historical flips of the Earth 's poles (known as geomagnetic reversal)
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How Boolean Logic Works
Explains how Boolean Logic works, with gates, adders and flip-flops. From HowStuffWorks.com.
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Aurora
When energetic charged particles enter the earth's atmosphere from the solar wind, they tend to be channeled toward the poles by the magnetic force.
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Earth's poles may switch
Short article from PhysicsWeb (Institute of Physics) which discusses possible future shifts in the orientation of the earth's magnetic field.
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Exploratorium Science Snacks - Diamagnetism
A grape is repelled by both the north and south poles of a strong rare-earth magnet. The grape is repelled because it contains water, which is diamagnetic.
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Celestial Sphere
The stars can be imagined to be points of light on a sphere which rotates about the Earth. Projecting the Earth's poles and equator out onto this imaginary sphere provides a framework for celestial ...
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