magnatism in the earth

luckybri16 · #1 May 2, 2007, 01:58 PM

how is the earth like a magnet.....?

Capuchin · May 2, 2007, 02:38 PM

Well, it has a magnetic field which is similar to the field produced by a bar magnet:

Earth's magnetic field - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Credendovidis · Mar 25, 2008, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luckybri16

how is the earth like a magnet.....?

The hard metal inner core at the center of our planet rotates in the surrounding pool of hot liquid metal. That core stays hard because of the high pressure at the center.
The rotation creates an electro-magnetic field that surrounds the entire earth.

Capuchin · Mar 25, 2008, 08:53 AM

Credendovidis, I suggest you check the dates of the threads you are replying to. It's annoying when old threads get brought to the top like this



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