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Earth's crust, called the lithosphere, is made of 46.6 % oxygen, 27.7% silicon, 8.1% aluminum, 5.0% iron, 3.6% calcium, 2.8% sodium, 2.6% potassium, 2.0% magnesium, and other elements that are equal to 1.6%
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∙ 13y agoOxygen, silicon, aluminium, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, and magnesium are the major components of the Earth's crust, in order from most abundant to least. Oxygen has 46.55% abundance and silicon has 27.77% abundance, while various other elements not mentioned make up 1.6%.
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How abundant is sulfur in the Earth's crust?
It makes up 99.99% of earths crust so it's not that abundant
Which element makes up a large portion of the earths solid crust?
Silicon
What makes up the continental crust?
one of the types of crust that makes up the earths outer layer. continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust and is made up of less dense rocks such as granite. AKT ♥
What percent of Earths crust do silicates make up?
silicon percent abundance in earths crust poops
Is the earths crust broken up into 12 tectonic plates?
earth's crust
What makes up most of earths crust?
rock
Crust and earths upper mantle makes up what?
it is the lithosphere
How abundant is sulfur in the Earth's crust?
It makes up 99.99% of earths crust so it's not that abundant
Which element makes up a large portion of the earths solid crust?
Silicon
What makes up the largest percentage of mass on earths crust?
Oxygen and silicon
What makes up the earths lithosphere?
im pretty sure it earths crust and core or if not the top part of the mantle and the crust above it this is the only infomation i could get sorry
What rock makes up most of earths crust and what percentage is it?
90 persent and lava
What makes up the continental crust?
one of the types of crust that makes up the earths outer layer. continental crust is thicker than oceanic crust and is made up of less dense rocks such as granite. AKT ♥
What is the iron percentage in the earths crust?
In terms of weight, iron makes up approximately 5% of the earths crust, the fourth most abundant element in the crust. However, remember Earth's Core is nearly all Iron.
What makes close to 95 percent of the rocks of earths crust?
Silicates make up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust
Why is water located above the earths crust but below the air?
Because it is less dense than the material that makes up the earth's crust, but more dense than the material that makes up the air.
Which rock group makes up least of earths crust?
Just to say: This question refers to rock groups. Not what type of rock.Igneous rocks make up most of the earth's crust.
