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