Explain the main features of the Crust. - Vidyadip

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Explain the main features of the Crust.

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It is the outermost solid layer of the earth.
It is made up of the lightest materials.
It is 35kms on the conditions masses and 5km on the oceanic masses.
The continental crust is mainly made up of silica and alumina hence called SIAL.
The oceanic crust is made of silica and magnesium hence called SIMA
The crust comprises only 1 percent of the earth’s crust.

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