Sentences with phrase «outer core of»

The MESSENGER observations and data from the two earlier Mariner 10 flybys are consistent enough to describe a dipolar field with an active electrical dynamo in which the magnetic field is produced by electrical currents flowing in an outer core of molten metal (more discussion and images from MESSENGER's January 2008 flyby).
Every now and then the earth's magnetic field, which here points north and down, would reverse and point south and up, all due to the convection of the liquid outer core of the earth.
Besides having the right mix of ingredients and pressures, this range defines a well - known transition zone within the mantle, the 2900 - kilometer - or - so - thick layer of slowly circulating material that lies between Earth's crust and its outer core of molten iron.
Heat from Earth's inner core, which is as hot as the surface of the sun, churns an outer core of molten iron and nickel, generating a magnetic field that deflects lethal cosmic and solar radiation away from the planet.
The planetary architecture that provides Earth's sheltering field has been broadly understood for several decades now: a solid - iron inner core roughly the size of the moon, surrounded by a 1,400 - mile - thick outer core of liquid iron and nickel, with 1,800 miles of solid mantle above, topped by a crust of slowly drifting tectonic plates.
Our technology is based on a variant of chemical vapor deposition, which builds the diamond lattice atom by atom in a reactor that creates a plasma akin to the outer core of the sun.

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The Zero1 has a soft outer shell and a core layer consisting of a series of bendable columns.
The textured surface, they say, allows the outer layers of the ball to better grip the core, minimizing air within the ball to create more energy at impact.
The second function the brush must simultaneously perform is to divert the compounded mix outward, away from the core of the brush itself to the outer periphery.
Bultmann has asked the question whether salvation history, in its formal aspect at any rate, is to be regarded as myth rather than history, and as myth not only in its outer framework but in its essential core, in the event of Jesus Christ.
Browning suggests their relation with a mixed image: theology is the «outer envelope» and ethics the «inner core» of strategic practical theology.
Remove the outer leaves from the cauliflower, cut it into quarters and remove most of the thick core, then cut each quarter into two or three chunks.
Here's how to make this vibrant Mexican salad at home: Begin by washing the head of Iceburg lettuce, removing any outer leaves as needed, and removing the core.
Begin by washing the head of Iceburg lettuce, removing any outer leaves as needed, and removing the core.
Remove the first outer leaves of the cabbage, in case they are wilted or have holes, and carefully remove the leaves by cutting them off the core.
Cut 1 / 2 - inch slices from outer «walls» of zucchini and squash; discard cores.
It can hold rolls with a weight of up to 30 kilogramme, with a width of 228 mm (9»), a 76 mm (3») core and a maximum outer diameter of 330 mm (13»).
Scents Scented diapers contain a small amount of perfume between the absorbent core and the outer layers.
Fabric Content: Outer: 100 % Cotton Inner: Double Fleece (100 % Polyester) Absorbent Core: 4 Layers of Thin Padding (50 % Polyester & 50 % Viscose)
An All - In - One Diaper has a waterproof outer layer that holds in wetness, an inner absorbent core, and an inner layer of a variety of soft, absorbent fabrics.
Please note: you must ONLY soak the core of your miosolo all - in - one diaper in this solution, keeping the laminated outer fabric out of the soaking solution and ONLY your miosoft diaper and not miosoft diaper cover.
To prevent leakage, most of the diapers provide double elastic sealing edge; one along the outer shell and the other one along the absorbent core.
For instance, if you have a huge piece of meat, such as a turkey, the core can still be frozen while the outer surfaces get too warm.
The United States considers itself a natural leader for deep space exploration in part because of Strategic Culture: the «Frontier Spirit,» which was at the core of the U.S. westward expansion in the 18th and 19th centuries has an outer space successor, the «High Frontier.»
As an outer - borough member of the Progressive Bloc he has a hard road, because the core of that contingent is already coalesced around Julissa Ferreras - Copeland.
For voters living on the outer fringes of New Paltz — outside of the village core in District 17 — they'll see Ken Wishnick (D, WF) running against Butch Dener (C, I), the former New Paltz Republican Party chairman.
Under slightly less pressure, the outer core — a 1,400 - mile - deep, 8,000 - degree ocean of iron and nickel — is still hot enough to be fluid.
Scientists had recently discovered that every 200,000 years, on average, churning in the hot liquid metal of Earth's outer core causes the planet's whole magnetic field to flip.
Two years ago, a team of scientists from two British universities discovered that liquid iron, at the temperatures and pressures found in the outer core, conducts far more heat into the mantle than anyone had thought possible.
The discovery is vexing: If liquid iron conducts heat into the mantle at such a high rate, there wouldn't be enough heat left in the outer core to churn its ocean of liquid iron.
The researchers show that this effect could continuously stimulate the motion of the liquid iron alloy making up the outer core, and in return generate Earth's magnetic field.
The Earth continuously receives 3,700 billion watts of power through the transfer of the gravitational and rotational energy of the Earth - Moon - Sun system, and over 1,000 billion watts is thought to be available to bring about this type of motion in the outer core.
The innermost region of the Earth's outer core periodically flows faster or slower, and this action «tugs» at the planet's magnetic field, says Gillet.
Sitting on top of the liquid outer core, it may sink slightly, disturbing the flow of iron and ultimately affecting Earth's magnetic field.
Scientists have proposed that heat emanating outward from the planet's core may pass through an inner layer of superionic ice, and through convection, create vortices on the outer layer of ionic water that give rise to local magnetic fields.
This shield is produced by the geodynamo, the rapid motion of huge quantities of liquid iron alloy in the Earth's outer core.
The underside of the mantle — the boundary between it and the liquid outer core — is probably rugged terrain.
This mechanical forcing applied to the whole planet causes strong currents in the outer core, which is made up of a liquid iron alloy of very low viscosity.
The Outer Core Made of molten iron, nickel, and other ingredients yet to be determined, the churning liquid outer core may have the viscosity of water, streaming at possibly one to several miles per week with the turbulence of a gargantuan, slow - moving washing macOuter Core Made of molten iron, nickel, and other ingredients yet to be determined, the churning liquid outer core may have the viscosity of water, streaming at possibly one to several miles per week with the turbulence of a gargantuan, slow - moving washing machCore Made of molten iron, nickel, and other ingredients yet to be determined, the churning liquid outer core may have the viscosity of water, streaming at possibly one to several miles per week with the turbulence of a gargantuan, slow - moving washing macouter core may have the viscosity of water, streaming at possibly one to several miles per week with the turbulence of a gargantuan, slow - moving washing machcore may have the viscosity of water, streaming at possibly one to several miles per week with the turbulence of a gargantuan, slow - moving washing machine.
While it is known parboiling grains before milling helps retain essential micronutrients, researchers from Charles Sturt University (CSU) and the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) have used the Australian Synchrotron to compare parboiling techniques, showing in the LWT — Food Science and Technology journal that longer parboiling processes at higher temperatures cause more micronutrients to migrate from the outer bran layer into the starchy core of the grain.
The Earth's magnetic field is generated by the flow of liquid iron, an electrical conductor, in the Earth's outer core, between 3000 and 5000 kilometres beneath the surface.
As the outer layers of gas cool and become transparent, they could reveal whatever is at the explosion's core.
On the other hand, observations by Cassini indicate that the small satellites orbiting near the outer edge of the main ring system have a dense core.
The outer stainless steel sphere (in the center of the image) contains a smaller inner sphere (or core) made of copper.
(2) A complete numerical simulation of the motions taking place in the outer core would make it necessary to cover a wide range of scales with a very small time step, which is out of reach with current capabilities.
This ocean of liquid metal, the outer core, surrounds the inner core, which is made of solid metal.
You can see the structure of both the inner core and the outer layer.
Below the mantle is the outer core, composed of liquid, molten iron and nickel, which envelopes an inner core of solid iron at the center of the planet.
Its outer surface will explode while its inner core implodes, giving it 100 times the density of lead.
Stars are created when clouds of gas gravitationally contract into a ball and ignite at the core from the compression; the conventional wisdom is that a star would ignite and blow off outer layers of gas long before it had a chance to build up into a Pistol - like monster.
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