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    Lesson 3.

    The Crust
    describe Earth’s crust
    Objectives 1 composition;

    At the end
    identify the two types
    of the 2 of Earth’s crust; and
    lesson, you
    should be
    explain how Earth’s
    able to: 3 crust is formed.
    Learn about It!

    Earth’s Crust
    • The crust is the outermost layer of the geosphere. It is
    made up mostly of solid rocks and minerals, and is enriched
    in silica and other components.

    • The boundary between the crust and the mantle is called


    the Mohorovičić discontinuity.
    Learn about It!

    Tectonic Plates
    • The crust, together
    with the uppermost
    part of the mantle,
    make up the brittle
    lithosphere, which is
    broken up into major
    sections called
    tectonic plates.

    Earth’s Tectonic Plates


    Learn about It!

    Type of Crust
    Oceanic Crust
    • The crust that is
    present on the
    seafloor.
    • Oceanic crust hosts
    feature such as
    volcanoes and
    canyons. Earth’s Oceanic Crust
    Learn about It!

    Type of Crust
    Continental Crust
    • The crust that is
    present in continental
    land masses.
    • The continental crust
    has several features
    including mountain
    belts and cratons.

    Earth’s Continental Crust


    Learn about It!

    Earth’s Crust Composition Element Percentage


    oxygen 46.60
    • The abundance of elements on silicon 27.72
    the crust was studied using its aluminum 8.13
    rock. iron 5.00
    • Oxygen, silicon, aluminum, calcium 3.63
    and iron are the abundant sodium 2.83
    elements found on Earth’s
    potassium 2.59
    crust.
    magnesium 2.09
    titanium 0.40
    hydrogen 0.14
    Learn about It!

    Earth’s Crust Formation


    • Billions of years ago, during
    the early formation of
    Earth, the planet was
    merely a big sphere of
    molten rock.
    • Upon cooling, lighter
    materials rose near the
    surface forming the crust.

    Age of oceanic crust worldwide.


    Learn about It!

    Earth’s Crust Formation


    • A newer theory, known as Baker and Sofonio’s theory, states
    that some of the material settled onto the Earth’s early
    surface from the steamy atmosphere long time ago.

    Composition of Earth’s Atmosphere


    Key Points

    The outermost layer of the Earth is the crust. It is mainly


    1 consist of iron, aluminum, and silicon are also present.

    It can either be classified as oceanic or continental


    2 crust.

    Conventional theories state that Earth’s crust was


    3 formed due to the cooling of molten rocks.
    Check Your Understanding

    Correctly label the given


    figure by identifying the
    continental shelf,
    continental slope,
    abyssal plain,
    continental crust, and
    the oceanic crust
    Challenge Yourself

    What makes Earth’s crust conducive for living organisms to


    survive?
    Bibliography

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    York: McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

    Hefferan, Kevin and John O’Brien. 2010. Earth Materials. United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.

    King, Hobart. “Transform Plate Boundary.” Geology.com. Accessed May 11, 2017. http://
    geology.com/nsta/transform-plate-boundaries.shtml

    Levin, Harold L. 2013. The Earth Through Time. United States of America: John Wiley & Sons Inc.

    Marshak, Stephen. 2009. Essentials of Geology 3rd Edition. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.

    Stephen J. Reynolds, et al. 2013. Exploring Geology, 3rd Edition. United States: McGraw-Hill Companies,
    Inc.
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    Tarbuck, Edward J. and Frederick J. Lutgens. 2015. Earth Science. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

    United States Geological Survey. 1999. “J. Tuzo Wilson: Discovering transforms and hotspots” Accessed
    May 11, 2017. https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/Wilson.html

    United States Geological Survey. 2014. “Understanding Plate Motions” Accessed May 1, 2017.
    https://pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/understanding.html

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