The core (c), beneath the mantle (b), is the deepest and hottest layer of the earth. it is made almost entirely of metal. the core is made of two layers: the outer core, which borders the mantle, and the inner core. the inner core is shaped like a ball. iron and nickel in the outer core form an alloy, or a mixture of metallic elements. the outer core is approximately 2,300 kilometers thick and very hot, between 4,000 and 5,000 degrees celsius. the inner core is made mostly of iron. it is about 1,200 kilometers thick. the iron core is extremely hot—between 5,000 and 7,000 degrees celsius anda) is a molten mass of magma, much like the mantle. b) fluctuates between solid and liquid, depending on the temperature. c) the pressure there is so great that it cannot melt and it is solid. d) rises up through the other layers of earth to become the magma of volcanoes.

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The essay sea stars by barbara hurd. what point is the author making by comparing a sea star missing an arm to a human losing a limb?

Read the excerpts from "the royal house of thebes" and "the story of a warrior queen." "we are women," she told her sister. "we must obey. we have no strength to defy the state." "choose your own part," antigone said. "i go to bury the brother i love." "you are not strong enough," ismene cried. "why, then when my strength fails," antigone answered, "i will give up." she left her sister; ismene dared not follow her. —"the royal house of thebes" again and again the romans were defeated, till it almost seemed as if the britons really would succeed in driving them out of the country. boadicea herself led the soldiers, encouraging them with her brave words. "it is better to die with honor than to live in slavery," she said. "i am a woman, but i would rather die than yield. will you follow me, men? " and of course the men followed her gladly. —"the story of a warrior queen" how are the archetypes presented in these two passages different? the first passage shows antigone as a warrior, and the second passage shows boadicea as a tragic heroine. the first passage shows antigone as a tragic heroine, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage. the first passage shows antigone as a rebel, and the second passage shows boadicea as a warrior. the first passage shows antigone as a villain, and the second passage shows boadicea as a sage.