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What is a deep crack in Earth's crust called?

a fault


A deep crack in the Earth's crust is called a bulge fault drift overthrust.?

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What is a crack in earths crust called?

Cracks in the Earth's crust are faults.


What is the size of the earths crust?

The Earths crust is approximately 650 km deep.


Deep crack in the mid-atlantic ridge?

A Rift Valley is a deep crack in the mid-Atlantic ridge. They can occur in oceanic crust or in continental crust.


How does a strike slip fault lead to an earthquake?

An earthquake occurs deep in the earths crust caused by the displacement of two faults in the crust. Directly above the fault on the earths surface is called the epicenter. Which shows the aftermath of the strike slip fault that occured in the earths crust. So the strike slip fault is the effect of the displacement of the crust at that point deep in the earths crust which causes an earthquake to happen whenever there is a displacement of two faults.


What rock is found deep in the earths crust?

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How and why does the earths crust vary from place to place?

The earths crust its 5-70km deep in the ocean and upto 100km deep at mountain ranges. At certain areas, the crust is unstable due to moving plate tectonics.


How and why does the earths crust varies from place to place?

The earths crust its 5-70km deep in the ocean and upto 100km deep at mountain ranges. At certain areas, the crust is unstable due to moving plate tectonics.


What can form deep insides Earth's crust by crystallisation of melted meterials?

what can form deep insides earths crust by crystallisation of melted materials


What is a deep crack in earth's surface called?

A deep crack in the earth's surface is called a fault.


How do deposits of minerals form deep inside the earths crust?

by heat and pressure