The+Crust+and+Lithosphere

__ **The Crust & Lithosphere** __ 

The Earth’s crust is the thinnest of all of the layers. Imagine a hard- boiled egg with the shell on. The shell of the egg would be like the crust of the Earth. It is the thinnest part. There are two types of crust on the Earth called the **oceanic crust** and the **continental crust**. The oceanic crust lies at the bottom of the ocean, and the continental crust makes the continents. **The materials** that make the continental crust are //granite, quartz and feldspar//. The oceanic crust is made up of //basalt//.



 



= __**The Lithosphere**__ = The lithosphere is made of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle. The Lithosphere is approximately 100km thick.

