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Published on Feb 09, 2016

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

The earths crust is very thin.

HOW THICK IS IT?

  • It is 5-7 km thick
  • It is often compared to the paper thin skin of an onion

OCEANIC CRUST IS THE CRUST BENEATH THE OCEAN

WHAT IS OCEANIC CRUST?

BASALT

  • Dark
  • Fine texture

What is the continental crust?
It is the crust that forms beneath the continents.

GRANITE

  • Usally light colored
  • Coarse texture

THE MANTLE

  • Solid
  • Thick

HOW THICK IS IT....EVEN THICKER

2,867 KM THICK.

LITHOSPHERE

  • The uppermost layer
  • In greek lithos means stone
  • 100 km thick

ASTHENOSPHERE

  • In greek means weak
  • This layer is somewhat soft

LOWER MANTLE

  • Solid
  • Extends all the way to the core