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The crust consists of two parts: the oceanic and the continental crust.
All of these values vary slightly, of course, but oceanic crust is generally 4 - 7 miles (6 - 11 km) thick, whereas continental crust is much thicker, averaging 20 - 25 miles (30 - 40 km), reaching a maximum of 45 miles (70 km) beneath large mountain ranges (having to do with tectonics and isostacy, the "roots" of a mountain range).
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How thick is 10 mm glass?
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What are two ways that's scientists can study earths climates history
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Once magma breaks through the earths crust it is called"lava"
What seems to be happening at rifts?
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What is the size of the earths crust?
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What are strong shaking movement of the Earths curst called?
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one and a half miles thick
Earths thick plasticlike layer is the what?
asthenosphere
Which process is currently accepted explanation of the movement of drifting continents?
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How thick is the earths crust on dry land?
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Thick rock layer of earths core?
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