Why is the core of the earth constantly burning?
The core of the earth (central part) bigins at a depth of about 2900 km, and probably consists of an iron-nickel alloy. It can be divides into two layers the inner core and the outer core. The inner core has a radious of about 1300 km ans is solid. The outer core may be liquid. Technically the core of the earth is not burning. The mass at the center is solid, and the surounding material is a luiqified material. The next layer above that is a plasticized material, not molten, but it is soft enough that it can flow very slowly. The top layed is the crust and it is solid. Now if the material that is at the center of the earth were brought up to the surface instantly, so that there would not be a loss of heat energy, it would then burn as the volitals and heat energy left it. The reason the core of the earth is so hot is due, in part, to the pressure that it is under. As you press on something, you cause strain. Strain causes the bonds between atoms to be stressed, as these atom bonds star