The solid outer-most layer of the Earth. There are two types: oceanic crust and continental crust. plate Back to Resources Associated words
the solid outermost layer of the Earth, mostly consisting of rock, and ranging from 3 - 35 miles (4.8 - 56 kilometers) thick, comprises the topmost portion of the lithosphere. Earth's crust insulates us from the hot interior.
the outer layer of the earth. The crust is one of three sections of the earth. The crust varies in thickness, usually being thicker over the continents and thinner over the ocean. The crust to the earth is about as thin as the shell is to an egg.
the region of the earth from the surface to the Moho. The crust is part of the lithosphere and undergoes brittle deformation that causes earthquakes. The crust is divided into continetal crust which is thick, (30 - 60km) light, silica-rich, and old, and oceanic crust which is thin (20km) dense, silica-poor, and young.
The outermost compositional layer, or shell, of Earth (or any other differentiated planet). The crust consists of low density materials compared to the underlying mantle. Earth's crust is generally defined as the part of the Earth above the Mohorovicic discontinuity. It represents less than 1% of Earth's total volume. See also: continental crust, oceanic crust.
The outer part of the Earth, distinct from the underlying mantle. Oceans and continents have different types of crust. Oceans have relatively simple, thin crust (generally about 6-7 km thick) while the continental crust geologically is hugely complex. It is also much thicker (average about 30 km but up to 80km beneath some modern mountain ranges). The base of the crust is called the Mohorovicic discontinuity (or Moho).
The outermost layer or shell of the Earth, defined according to various criteria, including seismic velocity, density, and composition. There are two types of crust: continental and oceanic.
The outermost layer of a planet with a solid surface.
Solid outer zone of the earth. It consists of oceanic crust and continental crust. Compare core, mantle.
What we know of as land, rocks and the like. The outer most layer of the earth. Continential crust is mostly granite and granodiorite, while the crust under the ocean is mostly basalt.
The cool, lightweight, outermost layer of the earth's surface that floats on the soft, pliable underlying layers; similar to the "skin" on a bowl of warm pudding.
the outermost layer of the earth. It includes the oceanic crust (about 5-10 miles thick) and the continental crust (50-75 miles thick). The bottom of the crust is the Mohorovicic Discontinuity ("Moho").
Uppermost part of the Earth. It is 7 km to 12 km deep beneath the oceans and 30 km to 70 km deep beneath the continents.
A frozen layer covering softer snow.
the layer of rock at the earth's surface
Solid and less-dense upper part of the lithosphere.
the outermost solid part of Earth
the outer part of the Earth composed essentially of crystalline rock , and between 3 and 70 km thick (see diagram).
The outermost layer of the Earth, typically 5 to 75 km thick, representing less than 1 percent of the Earth's volume.
The outer shell of the earth, consisting of dominantly light and/or chemically incompatible elements. Under the continents the crust is 20-70 km thick (average 35 km) and under the oceans it is 5-8 km thick.
in geology, the outermost, solid layer of the planet.
A speleothem composed of thin mineral layers on bedrock or soil surfaces in caves.
outermost layer of the solid earth, varying in thickness from 5-7 kilometers under the ocean, and up to 35 kilometers deep beneath the continents.
the outermost layer of the Earth. The crust on the continents is thicker (between 30-50 km) than that of the ocean basins (thickness 5-10 km).
outermost shell of the earth. Continental crust averages 35 km thick, density 2.6 t/m3; oceanic crust, about 5 km thick, density 3 t/m3.
a hard outer layer that covers something
a hard layer of snow where liquid water has refrozen into grain fabric
The outermost layer of the solid earth, spanning depths of about 0-10km under oceans and 0-40km under continents.
The top layer of foam and grounds that have not settled to the bottom of a cupping glass.
the outermost layer of Earth, varying in thickness from 3.5 miles (5 kilometers) to 50 miles (80 kilometers).
earth's outer surface; ranges from 4 miles : 40 miles thick
The outer part of a planet, moon or asteroid composed essentially of crystalline rocks.
very thin outer layer of Earth above the mantle composed of a rigid layer of rocks
Rocky covering around the earth
The thin, outermost layer of the earth
The rocky, relatively low density, outermost layer of the Earth. more details...
The outer layer of Earth and other terrestrial planets.
The outermost and thinnest of Earth's compositional layers, the crust consists of rocky material that is less dense than the rocks of the mantle below. The continents make up the continental crust, and the crust beneath the oceans is the oceanic crust. The oceanic crust varies in thickness from 6 to 8 kilometers, and the continental crust varies in thickness from 30 to 70 kilometers.
The outermost solid layer of the Earth or of similar bodies.
The hard, outer shell of our planet, approximately 5-50km thick in certain places on the planet.
The outermost layer of a planet or moon above the mantle.
The surface layer of the earth
The outermost layer of the Earth. The crust is between thirty and seventy kilometers thick on the continents, and six to eight kilometers thick under the oceans. Crust is usually cool and cold.
The outermost layer of the Earth; includes both continental and oceanic crust.
The Earth's outermost layer. The continental crust is about 40km thick and consists mostly of granite; the oceanic crust is about 10km thick and consists mostly of basalt.
( Ped.). A hard or brittle layer formed on the surface of many soil when dry. ( SSSA).
The outer layer of the Earth's surface.
The Earth's crust is its outermost, rocky layer.
the outermost layer of a planet's surface.
the thin layer of solid rock that makes up the outermost part of Earth
n. The outermost layer of the Earth, varying in thickness from about 10 kilometers (6 miles) below the oceans, to 65 kilometers (about 40 miles) below the continents; represents less than 1 percent of the Earth's volume.
The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth.
The outermost major layer of the earth, ranging from about 10 to 65 km in thickness worldwide. The uppermost 15-35 km of crust is brittle enough to produce earthquakes.
part of earth surface nearly all minerals
the solid outermost part of the Earth. The crust is all the land you see and the land on the ocean bottom.
The layer of rock on the Earth's surface.
A surface layer on cultivated soils, ranging in thickness from a few millimetres to perhaps as much as 2 cm, that is much more compact and/or hard and brittle when dry, than the material immediately beneath it.
The outer layer of the Earth. Waves
the outermost shell of the Earth, made of different materials depending on whether it is oceanic or continental crust.
Earth's outer layer of rock. Also called the lithosphere.
the outermost and thinnest of the Earth's layers.
the outside solid part of the earth's surface
external layer of the Earth or other terrestrial planets, surrounding a denser material layer, called mantle. On the Earth, it is composed by rocks rich in silicon, aluminium and magnesium.
The outermost layer of the Earth is called the crust. The difference between the crust and mantle is chemical, with different, denser rocks in the mantle.
A dense, cemented layer at the soil surface, usually only a few tenths of an inch thick, that is very hard when dry and inhibits water infiltration and seedling emergence. Crusting is most common on fine-textured soils (high in silt and clay) and is often caused by the impact of raindrops on soil that has been extensively tilled to produce a very fine seedbed.
The outermost rocky shell.
The outermost layer of a planet, composed of relatively low-density materials.
The part of the Earth lying above the mantle. It is thickest below mountains and thinnest below oceans.
Earth's outer most layer of solid rock. Between 7 to 70 kilometers thick. Two types of crust exist: oceanic crust and continental crust.
The outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of relatively low-density rocks.
The outer layers of a planet's or moon's rocks [LCOTE
A surface layer of soils that becomes harder than the underlying horizon.
Solid, rocky outer portion of the earth.
The hard outer covering, or the exterior portion of the earth that lies above the Mohorovicic discontinuity.
The uppermost 5-70 km of the earth. There are two types of crust: continental and oceanic. Continental crust ranges from 10-70 km thick and has a composition approximating that of granite. Oceanic crust, on the other hand, is approximately 5 km thick and has a composition similar to basalt, making it significantly denser than continental crust.
In geology, a crust is the outermost layer of a planet, part of its lithosphere. Planetary crusts are generally composed of a less dense material than its deeper layers. The crust of the Earth is composed mainly of basalt and granite.
