SOLAR SYSTEM

UNIVERSE

PLANETARY INTERIORS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Where is heat and pressure the greatest in the Earth?
A
crust
B
mantle
C
outer core
D
inner core
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The hottest part of the core is actually the Bullen discontinuity, where temperatures reach 6, 000° Celsius (10, 800° Fahrenheit)-as hot as the surface of the sun. The inner core is a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most of Earth’s heat is stored in the mantle, Marone says, and there are four sources that keep it hot. First, there’s the heat left over from when gravity first condensed a planet from the cloud of hot gases and particles in pre-Earth space.

Detailed explanation-3: -Inner Core: The innermost part of Earth is the core and is about 1500 miles (2414 km) thick. Both the inner and outer cores consist primarily of iron and nickel. They’re extremely hot, with temperatures ranging from 7200–9000℉ (4000–5000℃).

Detailed explanation-4: -At 1200GMT on 31/12/1968, the pressure at the center of huge anticyclone over Siberia reached 1083.8 hPa and was authenticated. Seven stations recorded pressures in excess of 1070 hPa, indicating that the pressure at Agata was in keeping with the general situation over the area.

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