All categories

3 years ago

What would happen if the earth’s mantle was completely solid? Why do you think so?

Physics

1 answer:

Keith_Richards [23]3 years ago

4 0

Answer:

The earth's mantle is comprised of silicate rocks that are usually in the form of liquid. Its thickness is nearly 2,900 kilometres, forming about 85% of the total volume of the Earth. One of the main significance of this layer is the formation of the convection current, that initiates due to the heat energy provided from the interior of the earth, as a result of which the lithospheric plates above the layer of asthenosphere move from one place to another with respect to a fixed pole.

But, if the earth's mantle was entirely solid in nature then these heat energy from the core of the earth would not be sufficient to form these convection currents, due to which the plates would have not moved and there would have existed only a large super-continent and a huge water body.

You might be interested in

The most common isotope of hydrogen contains a proton and an electron 'separated by about -11-27 5.0 x 10 m. The mass of proton

Brrunno [24]

Answer:

A) F_g = 4.05 10⁻⁴⁷ N, B) F_e = 9.2 10⁻⁸N, C) $\frac{F_e}{F_g}$ = 2.3 10³⁹

Explanation:

A) It is asked to find the force of attraction due to the masses of the particles

Let's use the law of universal attraction

F = $G \frac{m_1m_2}{r^2}$

let's calculate

F = $6.67 \ 10^{-11} \ \frac{9.1 \ 10^{-31} \ 1.67 \ 10 ^{-27} }{(5 \ 10^{-11})^2 }$

F_g = 4.05 10⁻⁴⁷ N

B) in this part it is asked to calculate the electric force

Let's use Coulomb's law

F = $k \ \frac{q_1q_2}{r^2}$

let's calculate

F = $9 \ 10^9 \ \frac{(1.6 \ 10^{-19} )^2}{(5 \ 10^{-11})^2}$

F_e = 9.2 10⁻⁸N

C) It is asked to find the relationship between these forces

$\frac{F_e}{F_g} = \frac{9.2 \ 10^{-8} }{4.05 \ 10^{-47} }$

= 2.3 10³⁹

therefore the electric force is much greater than the gravitational force

4 0

3 years ago

A car travels a distance of 540km in 6 hours. What speed did it travel at?

maria [59]

Speed v = distance travelled / time taken

v = d / t

v = 540 / 60h

v = 9 km /h

4 0

3 years ago

Read 2 more answers

(12)

noname [10]

Answer:

Power is the rate at which work is done or energy is transferred in a unit of time. Power is increased if work is done faster or energy is transferred in less time.

4 0

3 years ago

A spherical shell with a net charge of 3Q surrounds a point charge of -q at the center of the shell. The charges on the inner an

aleksley [76]

Answer:

1) The charge on the outer shell is +4·Q

2) The charge on the inner shell is +Q

Explanation:

1) The given parameters of the spherical shell are;

The net charge on the spherical shell = 3·Q

The point charge surrounded by the spherical shell = -Q

Let 'x' represent the charge on the outer shell, and let 'y', represent the charge on the inner shell, we have;

The net charge, 3·Q = -q + x

∴ x = 3·Q + Q = 4·Q

The charge on the outer shell, x = 4·Q

2) The net charge in the shell is zero, therefore, the charge on the inner shell, 'y', is given as follows;

-Q + y = 0

∴ y = +Q

The charge on the inner shell, y = +Q

5 0

3 years ago

What is the mechanical advantage of the level shown below?

snow_lady [41]

the correct answer is B. 1.27

Mechanical advantage of a lever is simply the ratio of the effort arm to the load arm.Effort arm is the distance from the pivot to the point of application of force while load arm is the distance of the lord from the pivot.

therefore, in this question, the effort arm is 0.28m while the load arm is 0.22 m. MA is calculated as follows: MA=effort arm/load arm

=0.28m/0.22m=1.27

5 0

3 years ago