I know many people have many different ideas and philosophies as to what is in the core of the earth, however I'd like to know what you personally believe is in the core of the earth?
2007-01-15 04:46:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
haha lava, and more lava.
2007-01-15 04:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by C.C. 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I don't need to rely on beliefs or philosophy to know what the Earth's core is like - science tells us!
We have a metalic core - mostly iron and nickel. The inner core is solid, but the outer core is molten (liquid). Without a molten metallic core, Earth would not have a magnetic field. We can tell by studying how earthquake waves propagate through Earth what the structure of Earth's interior is. And we know the core is iron and nickel largely because that is what metallic meteorites (rocks from space) are made of.
Oh, and it's very hot down there, because of the heat created by radioactive decay.
2007-01-15 06:07:59 · answer #2 · answered by kris 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Recent speculation is that the "core" contains heavy elements in concentration, some have hypothesized fissionable material in a reactive state exists at the very core of the core..
2007-01-15 08:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Earth's core is made up of SOLID nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe) at very high temperature around 5000 C at very very low pressure
I know you are thinking about solid, But due to this very very low pressure NI & Fe is remains SOLID
2007-01-15 06:27:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
There's no belief involved. It's iron.
2007-01-15 05:30:34 · answer #5 · answered by gebobs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mainly molten iron at around 5000C. That is what many scientists think.
2007-01-15 04:50:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I believe there is fudge down there.
2007-01-15 04:55:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hell
2007-01-15 04:50:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋