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About 780 000 years ago was when the earth's magnetic field last flipped.
In summer 1960-61, a USARP party led by Franz van der Hoeven, left Scott Base, Antarctica to traverse Victoria Land, the territory lying to the west of the Ross Sea.
In the course of this traverse they found a series of gravity anomalies which inferred a strike of a group of bolides. This has more recently been confirmed by satellite measurement.
The date of this impact is coincident with the last geomagnetic reversal, but no cause-and-effect is yet shown. This area is close to the location of the South Magnetic Pole.
The magnetic field is believed to be caused by electrical currents in the magma, running approximately parallel to the equator. [Or the net sum of a parallel of such currents.]
Slight disturbances in these conductivity paths could easily move the route of the current, thus changing the position of the poles.
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What is released when protons flip in a magnetic field?
Energy is released when protons flip in a magnetic field. :)))))
Earths magnetic field does not affect what?
Other planets
When is earth's magnetic field going to flip?
No one really knows because it all doesn't flip at the same time. Some areas will start to flip and mix with the magnetic field, thus causing it to flip. This is scheduled to happen in the next millennium=1000 years.
Does the earths magnetic field has periodically reversed direction?
Yes. In historical times , clay pots have shown that the earth's magnetic field has reversed.
What gives rise to the Earths magnetic field?
Current flows inside he Earth.
What is released when protons flip in a magnetic field?
Energy is released when protons flip in a magnetic field. :)))))
What is the earths magnetic flip?
map earth upside down
What is earths magnetic field called?
It is Earths' "Magnetosphere".
Is earths core a source of earths magnetic field?
Yes.
How are the Earths magnetic field made?
It is made by the movement of the earths core and magma field
Earth's magnetic field results from the spinning of the?
The earths magnetic field results from deep in the earths core. Magnetic conduction from within the earths core is believed to be the cause of this.
Why do scientists believe that the inner core is the source of earths magnetic field?
because it has the hydro electric power to control the earths magnetic field
How is earths magnetic field used by people and animals?
the earths magnetic signature is a negative polarity signature
Where does the earth's magnetic field get its power from?
earths magnetic field is generated by the circulation of liquid metal.
What is the magnetic field called?
It is Earths' "Magnetosphere".
What is the region of the earths magnetic field?
magnetosphere
Does the earths magnetic field cause the earth to tilt?
No. Earth's magnetic field does not affect its axis of rotation.
