Asked by idk

How often does Earth's magnetic field change direction?
Question 7 options:

A)

About every three million years

B)

About every two million years

C)

About every one million years

D)

About every four millions years

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
C) About every one million years.

Reversals are irregular, but on geological timescales they occur roughly on the order of 10^5–10^6 years; the last full reversal (Brunhes–Matuyama) was about 780,000 years ago.