The Creation of the Magnetic Field of Earth Is Thought

question 18

Multiple Choice

The creation of the magnetic field of Earth is thought to be influenced by

• A) a magnetized solid iron core in Earth's interior.
• B) the flow of solar wind particles around and within Earth's outer atmospheric region, the magnetosphere, which produces an equivalent electric current.
• C) electric currents flowing in the electricity-conducting liquid core of Earth.
• D) localized magnetic anomalies, frozen into place in the crust near Earth's surface.

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