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Question
Give a geographical reason for the following:
The core of the earth is the most inaccessible part of the earth.
Give Reasons
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Solution
The core of the Earth is the most inaccessible part because of the extreme depth, high temperature, and intense pressure. The core lies beneath the mantle, starting from about 2,900 km below the Earth's surface, extending to the Earth's center at about 6,371 km. The temperature in the core can reach up to 4,000–5,000°C, and the pressure is so high that it makes exploration or direct access impossible with current technology. These conditions make the core unreachable and difficult to study directly. Scientists mainly rely on seismic wave analysis to understand its composition and behavior.
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Chapter 4: Earth’s Structure - EXERCISES [Page 44]
