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The Van Allen belts are: w) caused by the refraction of sunlight like rainbows. x) charged particles trapped in the Earth's magnetic field. y) caused by the reflection of polar snow. z) caused by precession.
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ANSWER: X -- CHARGED PARTICLES TRAPPED IN THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC
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