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Melted iron and nickel alloy. It is too hot near the centre, so it is liquid. But if you want to know if the inner core is solid or liquid, then it is solid, because there is too much pressure from the rest of the Earth
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Which layer of the earth is made up of solid nickel and iron?
The inner core is an alloy of iron and nickel, and the outer core is mainly liquid iron and nickel.The liquid layer made up of hot liquid iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core.
What state of matter within the outer core?
cool stuff
What is made up of inner and outer core?
The outer core is made up of liquid iron and nickel.
Which of these describes the earth outer core?
The answer is hot liquid
How are inner core and outer core different?
The inner and outer core are different because of the difference in vertical stress within the Earth. As the confining pressure increases it drives up the melting temperature of materials (in this case iron and nickel). The boundary between the outer and inner core marks the point where the confining pressure is so high that it drives the melting temperature of the core material above the temperature within the core. As such it is no longer hot enough to melt the iron / nickel mixture and it solidifies.
Is the inner and outer core together solid and liquid?
Well, the outer core is made of liquid and the inner core is solid so i guess in a way it kind of is solid and liquid.
Is outer core made of solid metal?
The Earth's inner core is solid metals and the outer core is liquid metals.
Which layer of the earth is made up of solid nickel and iron?
The inner core is an alloy of iron and nickel, and the outer core is mainly liquid iron and nickel.The liquid layer made up of hot liquid iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core.
Is the earths outer core made of solid metal?
No it is liquid
Is the earths core made of liquid iron?
The outer portion of the core is mostly molten iron. The inner core is solid metal.
Is the core a solid liquid or a gas?
the inner core is mainly made as a solid. its like the rest besides outer core.
Why is the outer core a liquid but the mesosphere is solid?
Because the outer core is made out of different materials than the mesosphere. ;)
What state of matter within the outer core?
cool stuff
Is earth core a solid or a liquid?
There are two parts to the earth's core. A liquid outer core and a solid inner core, both made of nickel-iron The reason that the inner core is solid is because the intense pressure from the entire mass of earth surrounding it compresses the liquid metal into a solid state.
What is made up of inner and outer core?
The outer core is made up of liquid iron and nickel.
Is the inner core a liquid a solid or a gas?
the inner core is mainly made as a solid. its like the rest besides outer core.
What is the Earth's outer core made of?
it is made of liquid and the liquid is most likely made of iron aka (liquid iron) The outer core is composed of liquid iron and nickel mainly. So is the inner core, but it is solid.
