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What layer of the earth contains dense materials like iron and nickel?
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the mantle contains the most dense materials because it is the largest of the layers
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The dense core of Earth is thought to consist predominantly of?
iron-nickel alloy
What layer of the earth contains molten iron and nickel?
Its Is the mantle
Why was aluminum the most common metal in the earths crust?
While aluminum is the most abundant metal in the crust, in terms of the whole composition of Earth, aluminum only comes in fourth place after iron, magnesium, and nickel. Earth is a differentiated object, meaning denser materials are generally found closer to the center. Most of the iron and nickel, which are quite dense, sank to Earth's core. The magnesium-rich and iron-rich minerals, which are generally fairly dense, make up the bulk of the mantle. The less dense aluminum-rich minerals were therefore left closer to the surface and essentially float on the denser inner layers.
Is the earth primarily composed by nickel?
YES - The Earth contains about 80% Iron and Nickel. These two elements make an amazing variety of products, including a battery (first invented by a Swedish chemist) that was improved upon by Thomas Edison.
Describe what makes up most of Earth's inner core?
The inner core of the Earth is composed mainly of a nickel-iron alloy. There's a liquid outer core that is made of iron and is very dense. The inner core is made of solid iron and nickel.
What is the most dense region of the earth called?
The Inner Core is the most dense part of the Earth. It is a solid core of iron and nickel.
The center of the earth is made of molten rock true or false?
FALSE. The earths center is made up of solid dense materials, predominantly iron and nickel. (NiFe).
What is the inercore?
A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth.
What is Dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth?
core
Which earth layer contains nickel?
the core
How is the Earth layers formed?
Earth is layered due to gravitational compression that caused dense materials to sink onto the Earth's center, while the less dense materials rose.
Which layer of your earth contains the least dense material?
The Earth's Crust.
What is the dense sphere or solid iron and nickel at the center of the earth?
inner core
The dense core of Earth is thought to consist predominantly of?
iron-nickel alloy
Do aliens live in the center of the earth?
Nothing lives in the center of the Earth. The core of our planet contains very hot, very dense liquid nickel and iron, and it is a very inhospitable environment for life, even alien life.
How did the mantle core and inner core get in the Earth?
Earth formed as larger and larger fragments of rock and metal orbiting the sun collided to form one growing planet. The energy of all these collisions generated so much heat that the young Earth melted. The densest materials, mostly iron and nickel, sank to the very center of the planet. Less dense materials formed the mantle. The least dense materials floated to the surface and formed the crust.
What layer of the earth contains molten iron and nickel?
Its Is the mantle
