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: Most '''cosmic rays''' are stopped by our [[Earth's Atmosphere|atmosphere]] or deflected by the [[Earth]]'s [[Magnetic Field|magnetic field]].
: Pilots of aeroplanes are exposed to a greater amount of '''cosmic rays''' because at high altitude there is less [[Earth's Atmosphere|atmosphere]] to protect them.
===References===
====Edexcel====
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120193/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120193&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=572df39392fb4200db8391d98ae6314e ''Cosmic rays, page 360, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel '']
:[https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1292120223/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1292120223&linkCode=as2&tag=nrjc-21&linkId=068ecf40278c32406a7f1c6e66751417 ''Cosmic rays, page 96, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel '']