Question
Download Solution PDFThe core of earth is made up of ______.
Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Nickel and Iron.
Key Points
- Core:
- The core is the innermost layer of Earth which is having elements like Iron and Nickel.
- It is the innermost layer of the earth.
- It has the heaviest minerals of the highest density, Nickel and Iron i.e Nife.
- The outer core is liquid while the inner core is solid.
- Gutenberg discontinuity is the mantle core boundary.
- Lehman discontinuity is the boundary between the outer and inner core.
- The radius of the earth is approximately 6400 km out of which 0-40 km is the Crust.,40-2900 km is Mantle, and 2900-6400 km is the area of the Core.
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