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Outer Core

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A diagram showing the layers of the Earth including the outer core.

The outer core is a layer of liquid rock in the Earth under the mantle.

Key Stage 4

Meaning

The outer core is a layer of liquid rock in the Earth under the mantle.

About the Outer Core

S-waves cannot pass through the outer core.

References

OCR

Outer core, Earth, pages 244-245, Gateway GCSE Physics, Oxford, OCR