Question

Differentiate between crust and mantle

Answer 1

Oceanic crust is usually 5-10 km thick and continental crust is 33 km thick on average. Beneath the crust is the mantle. The mantle is made up of Si and O, like the crust, but it contains more Fe and Mg. ... Thus, the mantle contains the lower portion of the lithosphere, the asthenosphere, and the mesospher..

Answer 2

Answer:

Difference between crust and mantle-

Crust-

• Outermost and thinnest layer of the earth.
• Contains Silica, Aluminum and Magnesium.
• Average thickness 5 to 8 km.
• 0.5% of total earth volume.

Mantle-

• Middle layer between crust and core.
• Contains Iron, Magnesium and Silica.
• thickness is about 2900 km.
• 16% of total earth volume.

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