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Question 10 • 26/27 EARTH & SPACE SCIENCE A

Which phenomena help form Earth’s magnetic field? Check all that apply.

Answer
A
weather on Earth’s surface
B
rotation of Earth on its axis
C
metal liquifying in the inner core
D
revolutions of Earth around the Sun
E
rock solidifying in the outer mantle
F
motion of metal in Earth’s outer core

Explanation

Earth’s magnetic field is generated by the geodynamo: electrically conducting liquid metal moves through Earth’s outer core, creating electric currents and a magnetic field. Earth’s rotation helps organize that motion, so rotation also contributes. Weather, orbiting the Sun, and the listed changes in the inner core or mantle do not directly generate the field.

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