The lines of force due to earth’s horizontal magnetic field are
parallel and straight
concentric circle
elliptical
curved lines
At a place the horizontal component Bo and vertical component Vo of the earth’s magnetic field are equal in magnitude. The total intensity at a place is
Bo
Bo2
2Bo
√2 Bo
Choose the right one from the following. A deflection magnetometer can be used for measuring
Declination
Dip
Horizontal component
All the above
At a place the angle of dip is 30o. If the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field is H, the total earth’s field will be
H/2
H + H / √3
H √2
H/√3
At a certain place the magnetic fields horizontal component is BH and the angle of dip is 45o. The earth’s total field at that place is
BH
2 BH
√ 2 BH
BH2
At a certain place the horizontal component of earth’s magnetic field is a √3 time the vertical component, the angle of dip is
15o
30o
45o
60o
If a magnet is suspended at an angle 30° to the magnetic meridian, the dip needle makes an angle of 60° with the horizontal. What is the true value of dip?
tan-1 (2/3)
tan-1 (3/2)
tan-1 (3)
tan-1 (2)
The angle between the magnetic meridian and geo meridian is known as
Magnetic dip
Magnetic declination
Magnetic latitude
Magnetic longitude
What is the angle of dip in the above question?
58'
30o58'
A dip needle lays initially in the magnetic meridian it shows an angle of θ at a place. When the dip circle is rotated through an angle of α in the horizontal plane, it shows an angle of dip θ’. Then, tan θ/tan θ’ is,
1 / cos α
1 / sin α
1/ tan α
cos α