The Is Earth a giant magnet? If not why does it act as one, why does it attract meteor, asteroids and other things and also why does it have a magnetic field? -
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Earth's magnetic field protects life on Earth from radiation, but it can move, and the magnetic poles can even flip
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Earth's Magnetic Field Could Take Longer to Flip Than Previously Thought | Science| Smithsonian Magazine
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