A new study out of Peking University asks whether the ground beneath our feet has shifted. Three thousand, one hundred miles below the soil of the Earth, through thick layers of solid granite and liquid iron, our planet’s inner core rotates furiously, locked in a sort of harmonious spin with the rest of the world in concert.Read Full Story
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- Layers of the Earth
The outer core extends from 2,900 km to about 5,150 km beneath the Earth’s surface. It mainly consists of liquid iron and nickel. The motion within this layer generates the Earth’s magnetic field. The Inner Core. The inner core is the central part of the Earth. It extends from a depth of about 5,150 km to the Earth’s center at about 6,371 km.
04/17/2024 - 12:33 pm | View Website - Facts About Earth
Earth is composed of four main layers, starting with an inner core at the planet's center, enveloped by the outer core, mantle, and crust. The inner core is a solid sphere made of iron and nickel metals about 759 miles (1,221 kilometers) in radius.
04/17/2024 - 5:24 am | View Website - Core
Earth’s core is the very hot, very dense center of our planet. The ball-shaped core lies beneath the cool, brittle crust and the mostly solid mantle. The core is found about 2,900 kilometers (1,802 miles) below Earth’s surface, and has a radius of about 3,485 kilometers (2,165 miles). Planet Earth is older than the core.
04/17/2024 - 4:26 am | View Website - Earth Structure
The structure of the earth is divided into four major components: the crust, the mantle, the outer core, and the inner core. Each layer has a unique chemical composition, physical state, and can impact life on Earth's surface. Movement in the mantle caused by variations in heat from the core, cause the plates to shift, which can cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. These natural hazards ...
04/16/2024 - 7:08 pm | View Website - Internal structure of Earth
The transition between the inner core and outer core is located approximately 5,150 km (3,200 mi) beneath Earth's surface. Earth's inner core is the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth . It is primarily a solid ball with a radius of about 1,220 km (760 mi), which is about 19% of Earth's radius [0.7% of volume] or 70% of the Moon 's radius.
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