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Crust is the hard outer surface of something, typically the earth or a baked food such as bread or pie. In geology, the Earth's crust is the outermost layer of the Earth's surface, consisting of a variety of rocks and minerals.
Two types of crust are continental crust, which is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust, and oceanic crust, which is thinner and more dense than continental crust.
Continental crust.
The majority of the Earth's crust is composed of oceanic crust. This type of crust is denser and thinner than continental crust, and it primarily lies beneath the ocean basins.
The two types of crust on Earth are continental crust and oceanic crust. Continental crust is thicker, less dense, and primarily composed of granitic rocks, while oceanic crust is thinner, more dense, and mainly composed of basaltic rocks.
The lithosphere can have two main types of crust: continental crust and oceanic crust. Continental crust is thicker, older, and less dense than oceanic crust. Oceanic crust is thinner, younger, and denser, primarily composed of basaltic rocks.