[DOC] [TLE] The Earth's Layers Lesson #1 [PAR] The crust is only about 3-5 miles (8 kilometers) thick under the oceans( oceanic 
crust ) ... is the part of the mantle that flows and moves the plates of the Earth. [DOC] [TLE] Oceanic crust - Wikipedia [PAR] Oceanic crust is the uppermost layer of the oceanic portion of a tectonic plate. 
The crust ... Oceanic crust is significantly simpler than continental crust and 
generally can be divided in ... Layer 2 could be divided into two parts: layer 2A  
0.5 km thick uppermost ... An example of this is the Gakkel Ridge under the Arctic 
Ocean. [DOC] [TLE] oceanic crust | geology | Britannica.com [PAR] The outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans and 
formed at ... Oceanic crust is about 6 km (4 miles) thick. ... The lavas are generally 
of two types: pillow lavas and sheet flows. ... More sophisticated experiments and 
analyses led to dividing these layers into two parts, each with a different seismic... [DOC] [TLE] crust - National Geographic Society [PAR] May 29, 2015 ... The crust is the outermost layer of Earth. ... Just as oceanic crust is formed at mid-
ocean ridges, it is destroyed in ... (The oldest parts of continental crust, on the 
other hand, are more than 4 ... Sial can be much thicker than sima (as thick as 70 
kilometers .... area where one tectonic plate slides under another. [DOC] [TLE] Interactives . Dynamic Earth . Intro - Annenberg Learner [PAR] Hard and rigid, the earth's outermost and thinnest layer. It is only a few miles (5 
km) thick under the oceans and averages 20 miles (30 km) thick under the... [DOC] [TLE] lithosphere facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] Under the oceans , the crust is only about 35 mi (510 km) thick. ... including 
both the solid portion of the upper mantle and Earth's crust, is carried "piggyback"
... [DOC] [TLE] Earth's Composition and Structure [PAR] Earth's Composition and. Structure: A Journey to the Center of the. Earth ... Only a 
small percentage of the solar wind impinges upon Earth. ... silicate mantle, and a 
thick metallic core ... Distinct layers of gas surround the solid portion of the earth. 
... 3-5 km below sea level .... Thinnest under mid-ocean ridges (3 km  2 miles). [DOC] [TLE] Ocean Stratification - Columbia University [PAR] Water & Climate: The ocean extends over 70.8% of the earth's surface. The 
ocean holds 98% of the 1.4 billion cubic kilometers of water on the ... refer to salt 
content as 'salinity', express salt concentration as parts per thousand; .... 
Southern ocean ice exhibits lots of seasonal variability, and is generally only 0.5 
meters thick. [DOC] [TLE] What are the Earth's Layers? - Universe Today [PAR] Sep 21, 2016 ... The Earth's layers, showing the Inner and Outer Core, the Mantle, and Crust. ... 
idea of Earth consisting of a hollow shell about 800 km thick (~500 miles). .... This 
layer makes up only 1% of the entire volume of the Earth, though it ... The thinner 
parts are the oceanic crust, which underlies the ocean basins at... [DOC] [TLE] Earth, Structure and Composition of - Science in Context - Gale [PAR] The observable portion of Earth represents an insignificant fraction of Earth's total 
mass--less ... of the crust above the Moho is 22 miles (35 km), but the crust is 
thicker under mountains. ... Ocean crust has an average thickness of only 4.4 
miles (7 km). .... Earth is also hot inside, and temperatures generally rise with 
depth. [DOC] [TLE] Quickie Questions - Extraordinary Earth - Interior/Surface - Windows ... [PAR] Crust under the oceans is only about 5 km thick while continental crust can be up 
to ..... three layers (only about 8 km, 3-5 miles thick under the oceans and about 
32 km, ..... The inner core (solid part) of the Earth is made of a

Question: Under the oceans, this part of the Earth is generally only 3-5 miles thick
Answer: the crust