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What gases are found on the earth's crust?

Nitrogen is the most abundant gas on the earth crust. Argon is the second abundant gas on the earth crust. Oxygen is the third abundant gas on the earth crust. There are only three but it;s somthing! Hope this information helped you. :) There are not only three types of gasses found on earth but 11 to be exact and scientist are still trying to discover some more. The gasses found on Earth include Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Neon, Helium, Chlorine, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon, and Hydrogen.


What are the eight most abundant elements in Earth's continental crust?

The eight most abundant elements in Earth's continental crust are oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. These elements make up the majority of the Earth's crust composition.


What s the layer of the Earth which contains most of the Earth's volume?

The layer of the Earth that contains most of the Earth's volume is the mantle. It is located between the Earth's crust and the core and is composed of hot, semi-solid rock.


How is most of the energy of an earthquake transported through the Earth's crust?

Most of the energy of an earthquake is transported through the Earth's crust in the form of seismic waves. These waves can be either body waves (P-waves and S-waves) that travel through the interior of the Earth, or surface waves that travel along the Earth's surface. The energy is gradually attenuated and dispersed as the waves propagate through the crust.


What is the earth s outer solid layer s name?

The Earth's outer solid layer is called the crust. It is the thinnest layer of the Earth, making up the continents and ocean floors.

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What are found on the Earth's crust?

Nitrogen is the most abundant gas on the earth crust. Argon is the second abundant gas on the earth crust. Oxygen is the third abundant gas on the earth crust. There are only three but it;s somthing! Hope this information helped you. :) There are not only three types of gasses found on earth but 11 to be exact and scientist are still trying to discover some more. The gasses found on Earth include Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Neon, Helium, Chlorine, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon, and Hydrogen.


What gases are found on the earth's crust?

Nitrogen is the most abundant gas on the earth crust. Argon is the second abundant gas on the earth crust. Oxygen is the third abundant gas on the earth crust. There are only three but it;s somthing! Hope this information helped you. :) There are not only three types of gasses found on earth but 11 to be exact and scientist are still trying to discover some more. The gasses found on Earth include Carbon, Nitrogen, Oxygen, Fluorine, Neon, Helium, Chlorine, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon, and Hydrogen.


What are the eight most abundant elements in Earth's continental crust?

The eight most abundant elements in Earth's continental crust are oxygen, silicon, aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium. These elements make up the majority of the Earth's crust composition.


Do sulfides constitute the largest group of minerals in Earth's crust?

No the most abundant minerals in the earths crust are Silicates due to the over all abundance of the elements Oxygen and Silicon. A good example of a Silicate is Quartz. The overall composition of the Earth is mostly iron (Fe), oxygen (O), silicon (Si), magnesium (Mg), nickel (Ni) and sulfur (S). Most of the mass of the Earth occurs within the mantle which is largely ferromagnesium silicate minerals olivine and pyroxenes.


What s the hard layer of the earth?

The Crust


What group on the periodic table has the most abundant element in Earth's atmosphere?

Nitrogen makes up 79% of the earth''s atmosphere. Nitrogen is in Group 5A.


What s the layer of the Earth which contains most of the Earth's volume?

The layer of the Earth that contains most of the Earth's volume is the mantle. It is located between the Earth's crust and the core and is composed of hot, semi-solid rock.


What is the hollow spaces in earth 's crust?

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What do you call the breaking and vibrating of earth 's crust?

The breaking and vibrating of Earth's crust is called an earthquake. This occurs due to the movement of tectonic plates along faults in the Earth's crust.


Where is gold come from?

gold comes from the earth,s crust


Is aluminum the most plentiful?

Aluminium in compounds (e.g. aluminum oxide) is the most abundant metallic substance on earth, and the third most abundant of all the elements (after oxygen and silicon). Aluminium found in its natural state almost always exist as oxides or silicates because of it's high reactivity order. However, if you are to extract the aluminum from their ores; namely bauxite, to be process into 'pure' aluminum then the economically viable ores available (by today's processing methods) is predicted to run out by 2074. (Source: http://www.wcoes.org/2008/06/peak-aluminum.HTML) Che Lok


How is most of the energy of an earthquake transported through the Earth's crust?

Most of the energy of an earthquake is transported through the Earth's crust in the form of seismic waves. These waves can be either body waves (P-waves and S-waves) that travel through the interior of the Earth, or surface waves that travel along the Earth's surface. The energy is gradually attenuated and dispersed as the waves propagate through the crust.