Statements (21)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
layer of Earth
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gptkbp:composition |
liquid iron
liquid nickel |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Richard_Dixon_Oldham
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gptkbp:discoveredIn |
1906
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gptkbp:generation |
Earth's magnetic field
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Earth's outer core
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gptkbp:liesAbove |
gptkb:Earth's_inner_core
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gptkbp:liesBeneath |
gptkb:Earth's_mantle
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gptkbp:locatedIn |
gptkb:Earth
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gptkbp:maximumDepth |
2900–5100 km
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gptkbp:movement |
convection currents
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gptkbp:range |
9.9–12.2 g/cm³
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gptkbp:role |
gptkb:dynamo_effect
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gptkbp:separatedFromInnerCoreBy |
gptkb:Lehmann_discontinuity
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gptkbp:separatedFromMantleBy |
gptkb:Gutenberg_discontinuity
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gptkbp:stateOfMatter |
gptkb:water
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gptkbp:temperature |
4000–6000 K
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gptkbp:thickness |
2260 km
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Earth's_Magnetic_Field
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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