Question

physical structure of the earth (diagram of earth’s layers: asthenosphere, lower mantle, outer core, inner core, with labels solid, liquid, 3200 miles, 1800 miles, 400 miles, 100 miles, hard solid, soft solid, hard solid). what is the part of the earth that humans refer to as \land\?
options: lower mantle, oceanic crust, continental crust

Explanation:

The continental crust is the outermost layer of the Earth's structure that forms the landmasses (continents) where humans live and refer to as "land". The lower mantle is a deeper, non - surface layer. The oceanic crust is under the oceans, not the land we call "land".

Answer:

C. continental crust