Geography
State two chief characteristics of the earth's crust.
Earth's Structure
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Two chief characteristics of the earth's crust are-
- It is a sphere of solid rocks with a thickness of 60 km below high mountains and just 5-10 km below the oceans.
- It is made up of rocks with large content of silicates, feldspar, mica etc.
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