Crust Flashcards
1
Q
• The thin outermost layer of the geosphere.
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CRUST
2
Q
• It is made mostly of silicate minerals.
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CRUST
3
Q
The ——— is the coldest layer because it is exposed to the atmosphere.
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CRUST
4
Q
The crust is divide into 2:
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Oceanic crust
Continental crust
5
Q
• Crust covered by the ocean water and is only 5 to 10 km thick.
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OCEANIC CRUST
6
Q
• Denser
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OCEANIC CRUST
7
Q
• Tiny crystals
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OCEANIC CRUST
8
Q
• Very hard rock
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OCEANIC CRUST
9
Q
• Crust covered by soil, and its thickness ranges from 35 to 0 m.
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CONTINENTAL CRUST
10
Q
• The thickest beneath the mountains.
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CONTINENTAL CRUST
11
Q
• Lower density than the thinner —— crust
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CONTINENTAL CRUST
12
Q
• Bigger crystal
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CONTINENTAL CRUST
13
Q
• More easily eroded
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CONTINENTAL CRUST
