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Ok since the kinetic energy would be the same then i was right earlier with just the direction only being changed? using the right hand rule

Yeah I am trying to understand it, a lot of this seems a little advanced for 9th grade science. Definitely not my best class. I am going with c then, I think the fact that it was the equator confused me a little bit as far as direction goes.

Thank you for replying I appreciate it. Ok from your link after reviewing I would say... d) change the particles direction but I don't see how this also wouldn't affect speed as well.

Homework Statement Stumped on this one. A charged particle hurles through space creatings its own magnetic field, if it strikes the Earth's equator, the 2 magnetic fields interact and... a) do not affect the particles direction b) change the particles speed but not direction c)...