UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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Question
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Pressure increases with depth toward the center of Earth. In which layer would you expect pressure to be the greatest?
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crust
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mantle
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outer core
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inner core
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The inner core experiences the highest pressure.
Detailed explanation-2: -Temperature and pressure progressively increase with increased proximity to Earth’s core.
Detailed explanation-3: -The pressure at a given point in the earth increases with the depth of that point.
Detailed explanation-4: -The inner core of the Earth has temperatures and pressures so great that the metals are squeezed together and are not able to move about like a liquid, but are forced to vibrate in place as a solid. The inner core begins about 4000 miles beneath the crust and is about 800 miles thick.
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