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Why is the earth's inner core solid even though its temperature is hotter than that which would melt iron?
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Mantle?
the iron remains solid because the pressure exerted by the rest of the planet due to gravity contains the iron element and prevents its liquification.
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Is the core of the earth hotter than the core of the moon?
The outer core is liquid. Its pressure is low enough and its temperature high enough for it to melt. The inner core is solid. Both its pressure and temperature are higher than the outer core, but the increased pressure overwhelms the increased temperature, keeping the inner core from melting.
Is earth the largest of all inner planets?
No Earth isn't the biggest inner planet. Venus is. Even though it is hotter it is bigger than all of the other inner planets.
How does density temperature and pressure change as you move on the lithosphere to the inner core?
It gets hotter and more pressure is released because the inner core is a solid layer .
Which layer is hotter then the surface of the sun?
The inner core is hotter then the sun's surface.
What would happen to the temperature of earths inner and outer cores if it keeps losing heat?
It would harden and then become hard rock.
Why is earths inner core solid even though its temperature is hotter than that which would melt iron?
it is like 62,000,00 degrees down there
What is hotter inner mantle or outer mantle?
the earths core is the hottest part of the earth. the metals in the earths outer core is liquid because of the heat and the metals in the earths core is solid but still the earths core is the hottest
How does the temperature of the inner planets compare to the temperature of the outer planets?
The inner ones are hotter and the outer ones are colder
Is the core of the earth hotter than the core of the moon?
The outer core is liquid. Its pressure is low enough and its temperature high enough for it to melt. The inner core is solid. Both its pressure and temperature are higher than the outer core, but the increased pressure overwhelms the increased temperature, keeping the inner core from melting.
What is the layer that has the highest temperature?
it is the inner core. due to the cause that all that energy cannot come out so it stays in and just gets hotter and hotter!
Why is the inner core solid even though it's hotter than the outer core?
the inner core has to be really hot so when the hotness reaches the crust it feels normal because if the inner core was a normal temperature that when the hotness gets to the crust it would be freezing!
Is earth the largest of all inner planets?
No Earth isn't the biggest inner planet. Venus is. Even though it is hotter it is bigger than all of the other inner planets.
How does density temperature and pressure change as you move on the lithosphere to the inner core?
It gets hotter and more pressure is released because the inner core is a solid layer .
How does height effect temperature of a place?
When you go higher up it gets colder. Then the lower you go it gets hotter because the closer you are to the inner core the hotter it gets.
What would happen if there was less pressure on the earths inner core?
The melting temperature would drop. If it dropped to a point below the in-situ temperature, melting of the inner core would occur.
What is hotter than a lightning bolt?
The sun is hotter than a lighting bolt :)Most lightening bolts are as hot as the surface of the sun. the inner part of the sun is hotter than a bolt though.
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.
