190k views
1 vote
3. How much of the Earth's mass is in the core?

User Chris Love
by
5.7k points

2 Answers

6 votes
The Earth's core accounts for 15% of Earth's volume but more than 30% of the mass, the mantle for 84% of the volume and close to 70% of the mass, while the crust accounts for less than 1% of the mass.
User Anton Kirillov
by
5.7k points
7 votes

The core makes up about 31% of the Earth.

User Simon Andersson
by
6.3k points