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The uppermost layer over the earth is called the ______.

AMantle

BCore

CCrust

DExosphere

Answer:

C. Crust

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The three main layers of Earth include the crust (1 percent of Earth's volume), the mantle (84 percent), and the core (inner and outer combined, 15 percent). The outermost of all these three is the crust.


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