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Why is the inner core made out of solid metal instead of solid rock

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What are the 2 different layers of the core?

The inner core and the outer core. The outer core is made of molten metal and the inner core is made of solid metal.


Is the inner core made of hot magma?

No. The inner core is made of metal, primarily iron and nickel.


What part of the core is made up of solid metal?

The inner core is the solid part of the core


Is the inner core made of molten metal?

No. The inner core is composed of solid metal, mostly an iron-nickel alloy.


Is The inner core of the Earth is made of liquid iron and nickel.?

The core of the earth is made of a metal alloy that is mostly nickel and iron. The inner core is the solid state of this metal alloy. The outer core is the liquid state of this metal alloy.


What is the core mostly made of molten metal or solid metal?

It is widely scientifically believed that the inner core (deepest part of Earth) is made of solid iron. However the inner core is surrounded by an outer core of iron and nickel that is believed to be molten material.


What is inner core and outter core?

The inner core is a solid, dense ball of iron and nickel at the center of the Earth. It is surrounded by the liquid outer core, which is also made of iron and nickel but in a molten state. The outer core is responsible for generating Earth's magnetic field through convection currents.


The center part of earth is made up of two parts the molten outer core and the what?

solid metal inner core


Is the inner core of the Earth made of liquid iron and nickel?

The core of the earth is made of a metal alloy that is mostly nickel and iron. The inner core is the solid state of this metal alloy. The outer core is the liquid state of this metal alloy.


What is inner core made up of?

The inner core is made out of iron and nickel and it is a solid.


Which layer of earth is made up of liquid metal?

the outer core


Is Earth's inner core surrounded by a liquid outer core?

Yes earths inner core is a dense ball of metal earths outer core is a layer of molten (melted) metal