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Continental crust can be up to ______ kilometers thick.

A

35

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B

5

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C

100

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65

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Solution

The correct option is A 35
Global observations show that the crustal thickness varies through the tectonic regions. While the continental crust is 30–70 km thick, the oceanic crustal thickness is 6–12 km.

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