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What type of rock is found in the outer core?
There is no rock in the outer core. The outer core is liquid iron-nickel.
What can the inner core do to help the outer core?
The inner core can help the outer core because the outer core because if there was no inner core the center of earth would be mushy molten rock and metal
What type of rock is the earth's outer core made of?
Earth's outer core is not made of rock. It is made of molten metal; mostly iron and nickel.
How are the outer core and inner core diffrint?
The Outer core is liquid rock and metal swirling round and round. The Inner core is solid metal
What are other facts about the outer core?
it is molten rock
The core is Earth's outer skin of solid rock. True or False?
False, the crust is Earth's outer skin of rock. The core is a body of metal at earth's center.
How is the mantle related to the outer core?
The outer core of the earth is considered to be a liquid. The mantle is considered solid rock, but could be as much as 5% molten. The outer core is mostly iron and nickel, meanwhile the mantle is mostly ultra mafic rock. The outer core is hotter and more dense than the mantle.
What is the difference between the mantle and outer core of the Earth?
There are differences in chemistry (the mantle is mainly ultramafic rock--the outer core is metallic), in phase (the mantle is predominately solid--the outer core is liquid), in depth (the outer core is closer to the center of the Earth), and in density (the outer core is more dense).
Is the inner core in the earth's layers liquid?
No only the outer core, the inner core is solid rock
What type of rocks form in the outer core?
The outer core is devoid of rock, being composed mainly of liquid iron and nickel.
Why are outer planets moons still made of rock?
The moons of the outer planets generally have rocky interiors and exteriors made of ice. Rock, particularly silicate rock, is quite abundant because silicon and oxygen are fairly common elements.
Is the Earth made from rock?
The solid mineral aggregates that form the Earth's crust are rock. The plastic like mantle is formed of superheated and partially molten rock. The liquid outer core and the solid inner core are substantially formed of the element iron, along with nickel and some other elements.
