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shortly explain what you think earths crust looks like

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Scientifically, the Earth's crust is the thin, outer solid shell made of rocks and soil, broken into rigid tectonic plates that move slowly. There are two main kinds: continental crust (thick, ~30–70 km, mostly granitic and less dense) and oceanic crust (thin, ~5–10 km, basaltic and denser). Its surface shows mountains, plains, river valleys, ocean basins, mid-ocean ridges and deep trenches, with sediments and soils blanketing much of it. Chemically it’s dominated by silicate minerals (oxygen and silicon plus aluminum, iron, calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium).