Which model of Earth's interior is now considered to be the MOST likely description of the actual Earth?
A) a solid core rotating more rapidly than the rest of Earth within a molten outer core
B) a solid core within a molten outer core, the whole system rotating at exactly the same rate as the outer mantle and crust
C) a solid core rotating more slowly than the rest of Earth within a molten outer core
D) a totally fluid interior rotating at the same rate as the outer mantle and crust
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