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The Earth's outermost layer of hard brittle rock is called the crust. The crust is typically about 23 miles thick beneath continents, and about 6.5 miles thick beneath oceans. The crust is relatively light and brittle compared to other Earth layers. Most earthquakes occur within the crust.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe crust is the upper layer of the earth. It is where the movement of plates occur due to which earthquakes occur. The Earth's crust is a thin layer of rock, like skin on an apple.
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∙ 9y agoThe Earth is made up of 5 layers which include the crust, upper mantle, mantle, outer core, and the inner core. The rocky crust is the outermost layer.
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∙ 12y agoThe outer skin of the planet is composed of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock. Basically what you are standing on.
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∙ 14y agoThe crust of the Earth is called the crust. The crust in combination with the brittle rock of the uppermost mantle is called the lithosphere.
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∙ 9y agoThe earth's crust is made up of sedimentary, metamorphic and igneous rocks.
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∙ 7y agoThicker then the mantle
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Earths crust is part of the?
The earths crust is a part of the outermost layer.
How do you get silicon out of earths crust?
Silicon is a mixture of the minerals of the earths crust. so.... silicon isn't something from the earths crust. -thanks for your question.
Compared to earths continental crust earths oceanic crust is?
thinner and denser
How wide is the crust?
how wide is the earths crust
Abundance of neodymium in the earths crust?
The abundance of neodymium in the earths crust is approx. 40 ppm.
Describe two ways catastrophic events can change Earths crust?
tragic
How would you describe the plates that form earths crust rigid or half melted?
rigid
What do scientist use to describe the sequence and length of changes to the earths crust?
Wave Length.
What is another name for the earths crust and upper mantle?
It is called the lithosphere.
Earths crust is part of the?
The earths crust is a part of the outermost layer.
How do you get silicon out of earths crust?
Silicon is a mixture of the minerals of the earths crust. so.... silicon isn't something from the earths crust. -thanks for your question.
Compared to earths continental crust earths oceanic crust is?
thinner and denser
What is the size of the earths crust?
The Earths crust is approximately 650 km deep.
How would you describe the earths layers?
The Inner Core is a liquid. Outer core: solid mantel: inbetween crust: solid
How wide is the crust?
how wide is the earths crust
Abundance of neodymium in the earths crust?
The abundance of neodymium in the earths crust is approx. 40 ppm.
Are all metals in the earths crust?
Yes all metals are in the earths crust in ore form.
