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The Earth's magnetic field is generated in:
a. the mantle
b. the outer core
c. the crust
d. space
a. the mantle
b. the outer core
c. the crust
d. space
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b. the outer core
"The Earth's magnetic field is generated in the fluid outer core by a self-exciting dynamo process. Electrical currents flowing in the slowly moving molten iron generate the magnetic field."
"The Earth's magnetic field is generated in the fluid outer core by a self-exciting dynamo process. Electrical currents flowing in the slowly moving molten iron generate the magnetic field."
Source: " http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/ea...
Answer Date: 06:46pm 07/20/08
