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Existing theory states "The field exists because Earth has a giant ball of iron at its core surrounded by an outer layer of molten metal."
EVERYTHING heavier than, and including iron is at the core!
Iron 7.874
Gadolinium 7.895
Terbium 8.229
Dysprosium 8.55
Niobium 8.570
Cadmium 8.69
Holmium 8.795
Cobalt 8.86
Nickel 8.912
Copper 8.933
Erbium 9.066
Polonium 9.32
Ununhexium >9.32
Thulium 9.321
Bismuth 9.807
Ununpentium >9.807
Lutetium 9.84
Lawrencium >9.84
Actinium 10.07
Molybdenum 10.22
Silver 10.501
Lead 11.342
Technetium 11.50
Thorium 11.72
Thallium 11.85
Ununtrium >11.85
Palladium 12.020
Ruthenium 12.37
Rhodium 12.41
Livermorium 12.9 (predicted)
Hafnium 13.31
Einsteinium 13.5 (Estimate)
Curium 13.51
Mercury 13.5336
Ununbium >13.5336
Americium 13.69
Flerovium 14 (predicted)
Berkelium 14.79
Californium 15.10
Protactinium 15.37
Tantalum 16.654
Rutherfordium 18.1
Uranium 18.95
Tungsten 19.25
Gold 19.282
Roentgenium >19.282
Plutonium 19.84
Neptunium 20.25
Rhenium 21.02
Platinum 21.46
Darmstadtium >21.46
Osmium 22.610
Iridium 22.650
Seaborgium 35 (Estimate)
Meitnerium 35 (Estimate)
Bohrium 37 (Estimate)
Dubnium 39 (Estimate)
Hassium 41 (Estimate)
Fermium Unknown
Mendelevium Unknown
Nobelium Unknown
Copernicium (Element 112) unknown
Ununtrium (Element 113) unknown
Ununpentium (Element 115) unknown
Ununoctium (Element 118) Unknown
We don't know anything about how they interact! Are they in layers or lumps?
The radioactive elements in the CORE are what has kept this planet hot for the past 4.5 Billion years!
Moving continents are much of the "flips."
The Earth's core is mainly composed of iron and nickel. The outer core is a liquid layer, while the inner core is solid due to high pressure despite its high temperature. These elements play a crucial role in generating the Earth's magnetic field.
Atoms. duh.
I do not agree with that. We will go into what are Earth is made of starting at the core of the planet. The core is mostly made up of iron and nickle although some lighter elements may be present too. Temperatures at the core at thought to be as high as 7500K (which is hotter then the surface of the sun). Beside the core is the lower mantle which consists of silicon, magnesium and oxygen, with some iron, calcium and aluminum. The upper mantel is mostly olivine, and pyroxene (iron /magnesium silicates/, calcium and aluminum. We know most of what lies inside the earth by seismic techniques. Now, taken as a whole, the Earth's chemical composition (by mass) is:
34.6% Iron; 295.%Oxygen; 15.2% Silicon; 12.7% Magnesium; 2.4% Nickel; 1.9% Sulphur; 0.05% Titanium.
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What are these parts primarily made up of in the earths interior?
they are crust and the mantle and also the core
What physical property causes earth's core to be made up of heavier elements including metals such as iron and earth's crust to be made of lighter elements such as silicon?
Density.
What are some physical characteristics of the earths outer core?
The Outer Core is made up of a liquid iron and nickel alloy. This creates the earth's magnetic field. It is in a liquid form due to the intense heat given off by the inner core (which is 5500C due to the decay of radioactive elements such as uranium inside) It is roughly 2300 metres thick.
What are the names of the metals in the earths core?
The Earth's core is primarily made up of two metals: iron and nickel. Iron is the most abundant metal in the core, while nickel is also present in significant amounts.
What is earths core made out off?
Iron (85%) and Nickel (5%). 10% Oxygen, Silicon and smaller amounts of siderophile elements.
How much of earths mass made up by the core?
The core is 33% of the Earths mass
How many elements make up earths crust?
How many elements make up the earths crust? The earths crust is made of many layers..You can find clay and very good soil. But that is if you dig a little way down. the earth has a center which is called the core of the earth. Inside this core is lava and is incredibly hot. Like the sun but not as hot..
What element makes up most of the earths core?
Iron is the primary element that makes up most of the Earth's core. It accounts for about 85% of the core's composition, with the rest likely being nickel in combination with some lighter elements.
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 elements make up the earths's inner core?
The inner core is predominately iron, with some nickel, and trace lighter elements, as far as we can deduce from current science.
How many elements make up earth?
How many elements make up the earths crust? The earths crust is made of many layers..You can find clay and very good soil. But that is if you dig a little way down. the earth has a center which is called the core of the earth. Inside this core is lava and is incredibly hot. Like the sun but not as hot..
What two elements make up earths core?
The core of the earth contains many elements, not just two.However the two most abundant elements in the earth's core are nickle and iron (the final two elements that a star can make by fusion before it dies).But there are many other elements in the core, especially ones with atomic masses greater than that of nickel and iron. Many of these heavy elements are radioactive (e.g. radium, thorium, uranium) and it is the heat generated by the decay of these heavy radioactive elements that keeps the core hot and the outer core liquid.
What are these parts primarily made up of in the earths interior?
they are crust and the mantle and also the core
Why do less dense compounds make up earths crust while the densest compound make up the earths core?
because the heavier elements are pulled toward center of the earth by gravity
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 material makes up earths core?
The outer cores is made up of mostly iron and nickel in a liquid state.
