What substitution did Glatzmaier and Roberts make in their model?
A) straight-angled rotation of Earth for its real tilted axis
B) average density in place of specific densities
C) the viscosity of water for the viscosity of the outer core
D) thermal convection for compositional convection
Answer: D
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