After lava cools below the Curie point, which is about ________, atoms in iron-bearing minerals become magnetized in the direction of Earth's magnetic field at that time and place.

A. 1,150°C
B. 50°C
C. 850°C
D. 550°C
E. 250°C


Answer: D

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