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metals sank to the center during a time when the interiors were molten throughout

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The Earth's core is made up of the densest materials, and these tend to be metals.

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How much of earths mass made up by the core?

The core is 33% of the Earths mass


What 2 metals is the core made up of?

nickel


What element makes up of the earths core?

scientists think that the earths core is made up of mostly iron, and contains smaller amounts of copper nickel.


What is earths core mostly made out of?

The Inner (solid) and Outter (liquid) Core are made up of Nickel and Iron.


What metals makes up the core?

The outer core is a layer of the Earth, the second to last layer. It creates the Earths Magnetic field by moving around the inner core. There are two metals that make up the outer core, these two metals are iron and nickel. The inner core is so hot that it melts the nickel and iron turning it into liquid magma.


What element makes up most of the earths core?

scientists think that the earths core is made up of mostly iron, and contains smaller amounts of copper nickel.


What percentage of earths crust is made up of alkali earth metals?

5.4%


What materials make up magma?

A VOLCANO IS MADE UP OF COOLED MAGMA FROM THE EARTHS CORE


What are these parts primarily made up of in the earths interior?

they are crust and the mantle and also the core


Why is earths inner core solid?

Earth's core is a solid made up of mainly iron and other metals. Even though temperatures here reach sometimes 5000-7000 degree Celsius but pressure is extremely high. Due to this high pressure, the metals remain solid even though temperatures exceed their melting points.


What type of rocks make up the earths core?

The Earth's core is not made up of rocks. It is made up primarily of nickel and iron.


What materials up the inner core?

The inner core of the Earth is composed of solid iron. The outer core is made up of molten metals, primarily a nickel-iron alloy.