Earth's crust isn't really considered "around" the earth. It's one of the smaller parts with the least depth that's for sure, but it only covers the mantle. So generally speaking the Crust is part of the earth even the atmosphere can be considered part of the earth.
The Earths crust is about 6miles thick and it covers the entire earth even at the bottom of oceans. The crust is only the beginning of the Earth and underneath is the mantle, outer layer and inner core.
With a very sizable iron core and a (by comparison) wafer-thin crust, I doubt that the earth's crust even approximates a full percentage point.
The Earths crust is about 6miles thick and it covers the entire earth even at the bottom of oceans. The crust is only the beginning of the Earth and underneath is the mantle, outer layer and inner core.
The distance will vary in different places. Some may be 5km or even 50 km.
A very small organism......... they live everywhere: in your hair even in rocks on the earths crust!
A very small organism......... they live everywhere: in your hair even in rocks on the earths crust!
The crust is thickest on oceanic plates where the crust is typically around 5-10 km thick under the oceans. In contrast, continental crust is generally thicker, around 30-50 km thick, with some mountain ranges having crust that can be even thicker.
Plates beneath the Earth's crust are located in the upper part of the mantle, known as the lithosphere. These plates are constantly moving and interacting with each other, causing geological phenomena like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building.
The oxygen in Earth's crust is typically bound to other elements in compounds, making it unavailable for respiration. Even if it were in a breathable form, it would be present in very low concentrations compared to the oxygen in the atmosphere. Breathing the oxygen trapped in the Earth's crust would not provide the necessary oxygen levels for sustaining human life.
They can be recycled.
falseThe Earth's crust is quite variable in density and thickness. Some places on the ocean floors it is many miles thinner than on land.
The user Alliaabunaim said, "No because Earth's crust is way too hot to stand."This is not correct. People have seen the Earth's crust. Look outside at the ground. Did you do it? Well if you did, congratulations to you! You have officially seen Earth's crust!I believe that Alliaabunaim may have been thinking of Earth's core, which is far to hot for humans, or even machines to stand!