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The pressure exists from the massive amount of material and weight from the layers above.
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If iron melts at 1538 degrees and the earths core is at 5500 degrees why is it still a solid?
the 2 main variables which decide whether an element or compound is a solid, liquid, or gas, are temperature and pressure.Iron melts at 1538 degrees only when it is pure (which the core is not) and under atmospheric pressure. The iron in the earths inner core is under pressure equivalent to many thousands (if not millions) times that of atmospheric pressure, so it exists as a solid.
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
What are facts about the earths mantle?
its under the crust, its hot, its orange, its above the core, its in the earth
Does earth's molten core affect gravity?
First: The earths core is not molten, it is a very dense solid mass, kept solid by the intense pressure on it. Second: It is the layer around this core that is molten, and yes it does influence gravity, but more so earths magnetism.
Is the inner core or the outer core solid?
In inner core is solid while the outer core is liquid. This is because the inner core, being deeper, is under more pressure.
What is the earth core under great pressure?
inner core my monkey says
What are the conditions found in the outer core of earth?
The outer core is under great pressure and heat
What is under the earths core?
ROCKS.(;
If iron melts at 1538 degrees and the earths core is at 5500 degrees why is it still a solid?
the 2 main variables which decide whether an element or compound is a solid, liquid, or gas, are temperature and pressure.Iron melts at 1538 degrees only when it is pure (which the core is not) and under atmospheric pressure. The iron in the earths inner core is under pressure equivalent to many thousands (if not millions) times that of atmospheric pressure, so it exists as a solid.
Why is there so much more pressure exerted on the earths core than the earths surface?
Pressure is the weight of an overlying column of material. The pressure at the core comes from 6400km of overlying rock, which is much denser than air
How Earths inner core is solid due to its?
The immense pressure from the layers outside of the inner core.
Do divergent plates go in or out?
they go in or out because of pressure from the earths core
Why do you think the iron at the earths core is partly liquid?
Heat and pressure.
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
Is the outer core is under low pressure?
no, it is under extreme pressure
Is earth's outer core under low pressure?
no it is under high pressure
Why does the earths inner core remain solid?
it remains solid because of all the pressure. Also, it is solid because it is the inner core
