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What is the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet called?
What is the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet called?
- Discontinuity
- Crust (correct)
- Core
- Mantle
Which layer of the Earth is relatively cold, thin, and brittle?
Which layer of the Earth is relatively cold, thin, and brittle?
- Mantle
- Discontinuity
- Crust (correct)
- Core
What are the main elements that compose the Earth's crust?
What are the main elements that compose the Earth's crust?
- Hydrogen, Carbon, Sodium
- Nitrogen, Oxygen, Iron
- Oxygen, Silicon, Aluminum (correct)
- Calcium, Potassium, Magnesium
Which type of crust covers water and consists mainly of dense rock?
Which type of crust covers water and consists mainly of dense rock?
What is the average thickness of the Earth's crust?
What is the average thickness of the Earth's crust?
What makes up the outermost layer of Earth, known as the crust?
What makes up the outermost layer of Earth, known as the crust?
Which material is believed to have sunk towards the center of the Earth as it cooled?
Which material is believed to have sunk towards the center of the Earth as it cooled?
What is the main component of the oceanic crust that covers water?
What is the main component of the oceanic crust that covers water?
Which layer of the Earth forms the outer skin and is relatively thin and brittle?
Which layer of the Earth forms the outer skin and is relatively thin and brittle?
What is the average thickness of the Earth's crust?
What is the average thickness of the Earth's crust?
Which layer of the Earth consists mainly of nickel and iron?
Which layer of the Earth consists mainly of nickel and iron?
What is the approximate percentage of Earth's mass that the crust represents?
What is the approximate percentage of Earth's mass that the crust represents?
Which type of crust is characterized by being relatively thin and brittle?
Which type of crust is characterized by being relatively thin and brittle?
What type of rock is the oceanic crust mainly composed of?
What type of rock is the oceanic crust mainly composed of?
What is the main constituent of the Earth's lithosphere?
What is the main constituent of the Earth's lithosphere?
