the crust of our planet that is made of rock and soil is the continental layer.
the crust of our planet that is made of rock and soil is the continental layer.
the crust of our planet that is made of rock and soil is what layer?
continental
the earth's crust ranges from in depth and is the outermost layer. the thin parts are the oceanic crust, which underlie the ocean basins (5–10 km) and are composed of dense (mafic) iron magnesium silicate igneous rocks, like basalt. the thicker crust is continental crust, which is less dense and composed of (felsic) sodium potassium aluminium silicate rocks, like granite. the rocks of the crust fall into two major categories – sial and sima (suess, 1831–1914). it is estimated that sima starts about 11 km below the conrad discontinuity (a second order discontinuity). the uppermost mantle together with the crust constitutes the lithosphere. the crust-mantle boundary occurs as two physically different events. first, there is a discontinuity in the seismic velocity, which is most commonly known as the mohorovičić discontinuity or moho. the cause of the moho is thought to be a change in rock composition from rocks containing plagioclase feldspar (above) to rocks that contain no feldspars (below). second, in oceanic crust, there is a chemical discontinuity between ultramafic cumulates and tectonized harzburgites, which has been observed from deep parts of the oceanic crust that have been obducted onto the continental crust and preserved as ophiolite sequences.
structure of the earth
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crust may refer to:









































section::::common meanings.









































section::::common meanings.:food.









































bullet::::- crust (baking), the outer layer composed of pastry or salt









































bullet::::- crust, the bread foundation of pizza









































bullet::::- bread crust, the dense surface layer of bread









































section::::common meanings.:physical sciences.









































bullet::::- crust (geology), the outer layer of a rocky planetary body









































bullet::::- soil crust, the soil surface layer









































section::::arts, entertainment, and media.









































section::::arts, entertainment, and media.:music.









































bullet::::- "crust" (album), by sadist, 1997









































bullet::::- crust (band), an american band in the 1980s









































bullet::::- "crust" (ep), by sarcófago









































bullet::::- crust punk, also known as crust, a music genre
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