Why doesn't the Earth's core melt the entire planet?
The temperature of our planet's core is comparable to the surface temperature of the Sun, about 6,000°C.
#earthcore #temp #sun
The temperature of our planet's core is comparable to the surface temperature of the Sun, about 6,000°C.
#earthcore #temp #sun
It is only 3,000 kilometers away, but this heat does not reach us. One reason is the layer of solid rocky mantle, which surrounds the core and is an excellent thermal insulator.
But the main reason is the difference between heat and temperature. Simply put, heat is energy. And temperature is the density of that energy, that is, the amount of energy that is put into an object of a certain size.
The core has a high temperature because it is invested in a small volume of the core. To melt the Earth, the center of our planet would need much more energy.
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