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The mantle is composed of hot mafic and ultramafic silicate rock under great enough pressure to prevent it from melting, despite experiencing temperatures which at shallower depths would cause it to liquify.
The core is compositionally different from the mantle in that it is composed primarily of iron, with nickel, and minor amounts of other elements. The outer core is considered a liquid metallic alloy, and the inner core is considered a solid alloy. The phase difference is due to the increased pressure existing in the inner core which prevents it from behaving as a liquid despite temperatures that are probably equal to those at the surface of the Sun.
The above differences are mainly compositional; however, there are differences in physical properties such as density and temperature (both of which increase with depth), strength and deformation behaviour, as well as things like layer thickness (the mantle is thicker), and depth from surface (the core is deeper).
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∙ 9y ago1. The mantle extends up to a depth of 2900 km while the core has a radius of 3500 km.
2. The core has very high temperature and pressure compared to mantle.
3. The core is the innermost layer whereas the mantle is the second layer of the earth.
4. Their spelling ( answered by Amazona Nitsuga )
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∙ 11y agoThe core is the middle and the mantle is the 3rd layer
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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).
What are the zone between core and crust?
The chemical layer of the Earth known as the mantle lies between the crust and the core.
What is the difference between Mohorovicic discontinuity and Gutenberg discontinuity?
Mohorovicic discontinuity is located between the upper mantle and the crust, while the Gutenberg discontinuityis located between the lower mantle and the outer core.
What is the boundary between mantle and core?
The boundary between the mantle and the core is called the core-mantle boundary and also The Gutenberg Discontinuity which marks the upper boundary of the D'' (D Double Prime) layer.
What is the area between the mantle and core where hot rocks forced into the crust?
area between the mantle and the core where hot rock is forced into the crust
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).
What are the zone between core and crust?
The chemical layer of the Earth known as the mantle lies between the crust and the core.
What the boundary between the core and mantle?
The boundary of mantle and core are called Gutenberg Discontinuity
What is the difference between the magma and the mantle?
mantle is earth's layers there is 4 important layers crust, mantle, outer and inner core. Yet magma is volcano and more into that (:Karina:
What is the difference between Mohorovicic discontinuity and Gutenberg discontinuity?
Mohorovicic discontinuity is located between the upper mantle and the crust, while the Gutenberg discontinuityis located between the lower mantle and the outer core.
What is the boundary between mantle and core?
The boundary between the mantle and the core is called the core-mantle boundary and also The Gutenberg Discontinuity which marks the upper boundary of the D'' (D Double Prime) layer.
What is middle layer of earth called?
Between the thin rocky crust and inner core, in order from upper to lower, are the upper mantle, mantle, and outer core.
The liquid layer of earths core between mantle and inner core?
Gutenburg Discontinuity
What is the area between the mantle and core where hot rocks forced into the crust?
area between the mantle and the core where hot rock is forced into the crust
What is the layer of hot solid material between earth's crust and outer core?
There are several layers between the outer core and the crust mainly combined into one and called the Mantle.
What is the layer between the inner core and the mantle called?
The outer core.
Name the layer between the inner core and the mantle?
The outer core.
