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.
The Earth's crust is thinnest under the oceans and thickest in the mountains.
The Earth's crust is thinnest under the oceans and thickest in the mountains.
The Earth's crust is thinnest under the oceans and thickest in the mountains.
the earth's crust
the earth's crust
The crust is the thinnest of Earth's spheres, ranging from 5-70 km thick beneath the oceans and 20-90 km thick beneath the continents.
oceans cover 3/4 of the earth
it is a sediment
The Earth's crust is thinnest under the oceans due to oceanic crust being thinner and denser, while it is thickest through the continents where continental crust is thicker and less dense. The difference in thickness is due to the process of plate tectonics, where oceanic crust is constantly being created at mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at subduction zones.
The thinnest Earth sphere is the Earth's crust, which is the outermost solid layer of Earth. The crust is thinnest beneath the oceans, where it can be less than 5 kilometers (3 miles) thick, compared to the continental crust, which averages around 30 kilometers (18 miles) in thickness.
Crust