Is the earth's crust one piece?

Anonymous

∙ 9y ago

Updated: 5/3/2022

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.

Kaylah Ward ∙

Lvl 13

∙ 3y ago

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What is the large piece of the earths crust?

the mantle

What do they call the large piece on the earths crust?

Mountains

What has to happen before rock from the earths mantle becomes new piece of crust?

It has to harden

What is one fact about Earths crust?

the temperture varies

What do you think subduction means?

subduction is when a piece of the earths crust slides back into the mantle due to density differences

What is the size of the earths crust?

The Earths crust is approximately 650 km deep.

How thick is the earths oceanic crust?

one and a half miles thick

What is not one of the eight common elements in earths continental crust?

Carbon

What causes the earths crust to rise and fall?

The sudden vibration in the plates inside the crust causes the earths crust to rise & fall.

What is under the earths surface and in the earths crust?

mantle

Why is the stress the earths crust?

The earth's crust is not stress

What is the percentage of the earths crust?

The percentage of Earth's crust is less than one percentage in terms of Earth's volume. The Earth's crust is actually a thin layer.

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