11. the magnetic field is important to life on earth because it prevents the solar wind from
a. stripping earth of its atmosphere
b. interfering with compasses
c. removing earth's oceans
d. melting earth's surface

is there an all of the above but part of of the bigger answer is if it is a coronal mass ejection

primary succession occurs in essentially lifeless areas regions in which the soil is incapable of sustaining life as a result of such factors as lava flows, newly formed sand dunes, or rocks left from a retreating glacier. secondary succession occurs