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What two elements make up more than 80 percent of the atoms found in the earths crust?
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oxygen and silicon are the two elements that make up more than 80 percent of the atoms found in the Earths crust...(there is a constructed response for you guys)
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What is the main type of rock in oceanic crust?
The crust is divided into two types: oceanic crust and continental crust. Oceanic crust, found under the ocean floor, is made of dense rocks such as basalt. It is about 7 kilometers (4 miles) thick. Continental crust, found under land masses, is made of less dense rocks such as granite.
What caused the first land masses to form on earth?
Granitic crust, a.k.a continental crust, began to form, which happened to be less dense than oceanic crust. Therefore, the continental crust went on top of the oceanic, thus creating the first land mass on Earth.
Which layer has the greatest mass in the Earth?
its the mantle, taking up 82% of the Earth's volume with a 2900 km-thick shell.
Was the crust solid in the Precambrian Eon?
Except for a short period when the Earth was molten, a solid crust had formed in the Precambrian.
What are the remains or traces of past life in Earth's crust?
Fossils are the remains or traces of past life in Earth's crust.
Elements in the earths crust?
is it oxygen
What is the most commonly found element in the earths crust?
The Earth's crust contains eight elements. The most common element among the eight is Oxygen (47 percent) and second is Silicon (28 percent).
What percent of earths crust is frozen?
About 2%.
How many elements form on the earths crust?
i have no clue
Decaying uranium atoms in the earths crust are what?
You can also say that they are radioactive.
What is not one of the eight common elements in earths continental crust?
Carbon
Elements in the earths crust extracted by electricity?
wates up my hommey
Which is not one of the eight common elements in earths's continetial crust?
Zinc.
Which layer of the earth is 1 percent of the earth's mass?
The Earths crust.
What makes close to 95 percent of the rocks of earths crust?
Silicates make up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust
How many common elements make up earths crust?
17 only
Which is NOT one of the eight most common elements in Earths continental crust?
Carbon
