Unraveling Earth's Magnetic Field

Magnetized minerals within the rocks of oceanic and continental crust

Currents passing through wires in Earth's interior

Primordial magnetism that remains some 4.6 billion years after the planet was formed

The flow of an electrically conducting fluid in Earth's outer core (correct)

1 billion years

10,000 years

4.6 billion years (correct)

100 million years

Magnetized minerals within the rocks of oceanic and continental crust

Currents passing through wires in Earth's interior (correct)

Primordial magnetism that remains some 4.6 billion years after the planet was formed

The flow of an electrically conducting fluid in Earth's outer core

<p>Passive continental margins - where no activity (crust addition/consumption) is taking place</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The formation of passive continental margins</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The formation of passive continental margins</p> Signup and view all the answers