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The Earth's core is not made up of rocks. It is made up primarily of nickel and iron.
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∙ 8y agoThe outer core does not contain any significant amount of rock, it is a liquid nickel-iron alloy.
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What is the most common type of rock on earth's surface?
Sedimentary Rocks. 75% of rocks exposed to the surface are sedimentary.
What type of satellite orbits perpendicular to the earths equator?
polar satallite
Type of fault that may form when rocks are compressed?
A reverse fault may form when rocks are compressed.
Which type of map shows the three dimension of earths surface?
Topographic map
What type of map shows the three dimensions of earths surface?
Topographic Map
What type of rock can be found in the Earths inner core?
Any rock mostly igneous rocks but in their molten state, because the inner core has a too high temperature.
What type of science studies earths rocks?
geology is correct
What type of rocks make up most of Earths surface?
Sedimentary rock is the most common Earth surface rock.
What type of scientist studies rocks minerals and earths landforms?
geologist
What are the most common type of rock found at the earths surface and in the earths crust?
Sedimentary rocks is the most common rock type. 75% of all rocks on earth are Sedimentary.
What type of rocks form when magma cools below earths surface?
Intrusive igneous rocks.
What ia a volcaneo?
a volcano is a type of mountain which lets lava out from the earths core
What type of rocks make up the outer core?
The outer core of the earth is made of liquid metals, mostly nickel and iron. It contains small amounts of oxygen and sulfur.
What type of rock from on earths surface from pieces of other rocks?
Metamorphic in a sentence
What type of rocks make up the earths crust?
The crust is composed of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
What type of earthquake waves can not pass through the earths inner core?
Most of them, as the Earth's inner core is equivalent to that of the sun.
What type of rocks can be found in the inner core?
Any rock mostly igneous rocks but in their molten state, because the inner core has a too high temperature.
