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(d) The earth may have even reversed the direction of its field several times during its history of 4 to 5 billion years. How can geologists know about the earth’s field in such distant past?

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The direction of the earth's magnetic field was recorded in rocks during solidification. By studying them, geologists can tell if the direction of the field had reversed.

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