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No, the Moon has a solid iron-rich inner core with a radius of 240 kilometers and a fluid outer core primarily made of liquid iron with a radius of roughly 300 kilometers. Around the core is a partially molten boundary layer with a radius of about 500 kilometers.

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How could you test a hypothesis that the moons core is liquid?

Planetary or satellite interiors can be investigated by studying the way shock waves travel through the planet (when they pass through a boundary layer, such as the boundary between a solid and a liquid, they will refract, just like light going through a lens). So, if you set off a bomb on the surface of the moon and test the resulting shock waves with seismometers, you would get useful data. I will add that we already have good reason to think that the moon does not have a liquid core, but there would be no harm in doing further tests.


Can you see all of the phases of the moon?

Sure. It takes you a month and there's no way to rush it, but if you're patient and the sky is clear, you can see all of them, from anywhere on earth.


Is the moon solid?

This phenomenon has to do with melting temperature and pressure. The more pressure a substance is under, the higher its melting point becomes. Both the liquid outer core and the solid inner core are made of an iron alloy, which means that chemically their melting points are the same. However, the outer core is under less pressure simply because it is under less material. The outer core supports the weight of the crust and mantle, while the inner core must also bear the weight of the outer core. The additional mass of the outer core creates enough pressure on the inner core to raise the melting temperature of the iron alloy above the temperature at the center of the earth, causing it to solidify. So in short, the inner core is solid because it is under more pressure than the outer core. Hope this helps


What are things that the Earth Sun and moon have in common?

The Earth, Sun, and Moon are all celestial bodies in the solar system. They interact with each other through gravitational forces. They all have a role in creating phenomena like tides on Earth.


What is one way in which earth is affected by the moon?

the moon, as it rotates around the earth, creates the tides of the ocean through it's gravitational pull

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It can travel through the moon's crust, yes - it is solid. But it cannot travel through the air on the moon, of course, because there Is no air on the moon!


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solid (when it originates from the glaciers) and then liquid (all the way to the end)


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Solid Structure because a Solid Structure is Solid all the way through and Shell structures are a little bit easier to destory. JAB<3


Did any human pass through the Van Allen Belt?

Yes, it's on the way to the moon. All of our lunar astronauts passed through it.


What is a solid that is the same shape all the way through?

it is probablydiamond.considering how much force it takes to even scratch it even with another diamond,but I'm not a scientist so go on some science site before considering this ancer.


A cube has a volume of 125 cm cubed but a capacity of 0 ml how is this possible?

It is possible if the cube is solid all the way through.


How could you test a hypothesis that the moons core is liquid?

Planetary or satellite interiors can be investigated by studying the way shock waves travel through the planet (when they pass through a boundary layer, such as the boundary between a solid and a liquid, they will refract, just like light going through a lens). So, if you set off a bomb on the surface of the moon and test the resulting shock waves with seismometers, you would get useful data. I will add that we already have good reason to think that the moon does not have a liquid core, but there would be no harm in doing further tests.


Is the moon hollowis NASA holding back info.?

No, The moon is not hollow. If it were, it would mass a lot less, and orbit very differently. It is very clearly rock all the way through.


Can you see all of the phases of the moon?

Sure. It takes you a month and there's no way to rush it, but if you're patient and the sky is clear, you can see all of them, from anywhere on earth.


Is the mantle solid liquid?

It is a solid from the liquid outer core all the way to the crust


Is the moon solid?

This phenomenon has to do with melting temperature and pressure. The more pressure a substance is under, the higher its melting point becomes. Both the liquid outer core and the solid inner core are made of an iron alloy, which means that chemically their melting points are the same. However, the outer core is under less pressure simply because it is under less material. The outer core supports the weight of the crust and mantle, while the inner core must also bear the weight of the outer core. The additional mass of the outer core creates enough pressure on the inner core to raise the melting temperature of the iron alloy above the temperature at the center of the earth, causing it to solidify. So in short, the inner core is solid because it is under more pressure than the outer core. Hope this helps


Who would win wedding peach or Sailor Moon?

sailor moon all the way