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Our Earth's outer core consists of a liquid iron, which is highly conductive. As this liquid moves via convection (the same way water boiling in a pot moves via convection), electrical fields are generated, which then create a magnetic field -- a farily simple electromagnetic.

The EXACT mechanics of this are difficult to work out, but has been done.

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