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Explain how Earth's magnetic field is created. Include how the composition of the core and state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) influences it.
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Explain how Earth's magnetic field is created. Include how the composition of the core and state of matter (solid, liquid, gas) influences it.

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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.

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