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From the following, select the types of crust on planet Earth:

A
Continental crust
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Planetary crust
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Oceanic crust
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Mountainous crust
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Solution

The correct options are
A Continental crust
C Oceanic crust
The crust layer of Earth is divided into two, the oceanic crust and continental crust.The oceanic crust is the component of the earth’s crust that makes up the ocean basins. and continental crust is the part which contains the continents. The thickness of the continental crust is around 35 km while that of oceanic crust is just 5 km.

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