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One of many large pieces of the earth's crust and upper mantle is called?
A plate
How OFTEN does earths crust move?
Every year it move but it so little it takes many years to notice a difference.
How many elements make up the majority of Earths continental crust?
Oxygen Silicon Sodium Potassium Magnesium Iron
Approximately how many of the 2500 minerals form the common rocks of the earths crust?
There are actually well over 4,000 known minerals as of 2010; of these, about two dozen form the bulk of the rock of the earth's crust.
What minerals is 99 percent of the Earth's crust made of?
SiO2 makes up around 50% of the crust in the form of many types of minerals like jasper, flint, chalcedony, opal, quartz.... There is no one mineral that makes up 99% of the earths crust
How many plates are on the earths crust?
46
How many elements form on the earths crust?
i have no clue
How many large plates on earths crust?
7
Is how many plates is the crust divided into?
The crust has about 13 major plates.
Is the earths crust made of one piece?
The crust is not one single piece. It is broken up into different plates of different sizes and shapes. This is what allows them to move and thus plate tectonics occurs.
How many elements make up earths crust?
How many elements make up the earths crust? The earths crust is made of many layers..You can find clay and very good soil. But that is if you dig a little way down. the earth has a center which is called the core of the earth. Inside this core is lava and is incredibly hot. Like the sun but not as hot..
Is it true that the earth's crust is made of many pieces that move?
Yes, that is true. The movement of the pieces of the Earth's crust is explained in a subject called plate tectonics.
How many minerals make up the earths crust and what part of the crust do they make up?
Sounds like a homework question...
How many percent of oxygen comprises on weight of earths continental crust?
Oxygen comprises about 47% by weight of Earth's crust
Where is magnesuim found?
many places mostly in seawater (erosion) and in the earths crust
How many common elements make up earths crust?
17 only
How many plates make up the earths crust?
Fourteen plates make up the Earths crust. The Pacific plate is the largest and the most active, while the Juan de Fuca plate is the smallest.
