The angle of dip is the angle
- Abetween the vertical component of earth's magnetic field and magnetic meridian
- Bbetween the vertical component of earth's magnetic field and geographic meridian
- Cbetween earth's magnetic field direction and horizontal line on magnetic meridian
- Dbetween the magnetic meridian and the geographic meridian
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$A$ dip circle is adjusted so that its needle moves freely in the magnetic meridian. In this position,the angle of dip is $40^{\circ}$. Now the dip circle is rotated so that the plane in which the needle moves makes an angle of $30^{\circ}$ with the magnetic meridian. In this position,the needle will dip by an angle:
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View Solution$A$ magnet hung at $45^{\circ}$ with the magnetic meridian makes an angle of $60^{\circ}$ with the horizontal. The actual value of the angle of dip is.
At a certain place,the horizontal component of earth's magnetic field is $\sqrt{3}$ times the vertical component. The angle of dip at that place is....$^o$
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View SolutionThe angle of dip at a certain place is $30^o$. If the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field is $H$,the intensity of the total magnetic field is:
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