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Q: What is the layer under the crust and is 2900km thick?
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What is the thick layer under the crust?

the mantle!


What planet may have water under a thick layer of ice?

Europa is one of the many moons of Jupiter and one of the four main moons. It is thought to have a liquid water or soft ice layer under a thick layer of surface ice. Ceres (dwarf planet) is also thought to possibly have a water layer under a thin, dusty crust.


How thick is the Earth's crust under the whole world?

Approximately eight miles deep, thinner in some spots in the ocean by up to two miles, our top layer of "crust" gives way to a molten rock layer called the "mantle."


What is the layer under the crust?

The Mantle


What is the thick rocky layer around earths core?

The core of the earth is surrounded by the mantle.The earth's core is called the inner core. Just outside that is the outer core, and it is liquid. Outside the liquid outer core is the mantle.


How does the earths mantle differ from its crust?

Inner core: 2450 km thick Outer core: 2300 km thick Lower mantle: 2500 km thick Upper Mantle: 400 km thick continental crust: 30-70 km thick Oceanic Crust: 6 km thick


The thinnest layer of the earth's crust can be found under where?

The thinnest layer of the Earth's crust can be found underwater.


Which layer is thinnest under the oceans?

The layer that is thinnest under the oceans is the crust. While it is thinnest in those underwater regions, it is the thickest in the regions where mountains are.


Which earth layer is found under the crust?

35 - 60 Kms would be the uppermost mantle, which along with the crust forms the hard, brittle lithosphere. The Mantle is a semi-molten layer.


What are 2 outer layers of earth called?

The first layer, or the outermost layer, is called the crust, whilst the second layer directly under the crust is called the mantle.


What part of the earth is the lithosphere?

yes because its under the 2nd layer of crust


Is the layer of the rock under the surface called earths crust?

Yes it is call a crust 😁