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The crust is about 30-50 kilometers, or 20-30 miles, thick. The thickness varies depending on the area of earth one is in.

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How thick is earths crust?

The continental crust, (where all the land is) is generally around 30 km (20 mi) to 50 km (30 mi) thick. The oceanic crust (the bottom of the sea) is roughly 5 km (3 mi) to 10 km (6 mi) thick.


What is the thickness of earth's layers?

the crust is the thickness of earths layers


How many kilometers thick is the crust?

5 to 8 KM thick.


How thick are the earths layers in km?

crust: average of 32 km thick mantle: 2900 km thick outer core: 2200 km thick inner core 1250 km thick


How thick is the continental crust and oceanic crust?

continental: 25 to 70 km thick oceanic: 5km to 10km


How thick is the continental crust and the ocean crust?

continental: 25 to 70 km thick oceanic: 5km to 10km


What type of crust is thicker Continental or Oceanic?

Continental crust is generally thicker than oceanic crust. Continental crust can be up to 70 km thick, while oceanic crust is usually around 5-10 km thick.


Where is the crust thicker oceans or continents?

The crust is typically thicker beneath continents compared to oceans. Continental crust can be up to 40 km thick, while oceanic crust is generally around 5-10 km thick.


What is the size of the earths crust?

The Earths crust is approximately 650 km deep.


How thick is eather layer?

The thickness of Earth's layers varies: the crust is between 5-70 km thick, the mantle is about 2,900 km thick, the outer core is about 2,300 km thick, and the inner core is about 1,200 km thick.


How many km is the crust?

The crust is about five to forty kilmeters thick! 5-40km


How thick is each layer of the Earth?

The crust is 19 miles/33km thickThe upper mantle is 415 miles/667km thickThe lower mantle is 1365 miles/2200km thickThe outer core is 1405 miles/2265km thickThe inner core is 760 miles/1220km thick (diameter of 2440 km)