• Question: how was the magnetic field of earth created?

    Asked by Ella :) to Hummy, Lewis, James, Sandra on 13 Mar 2017.
    • Photo: Lewis Wright

      Lewis Wright answered on 13 Mar 2017:

      Whilst we are unsure of exactly how it works, we know it is linked to the Earths molten core.
      Magnetohydrodynamics is the study of materials that affect themselves as they flow, and is incredibly complicated! But out of the complexity, the Earths magnetic field has emerged.

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