The thickness of Earth's crust ranges from
A) 70 km to 250 km (43 mi. to 155 mi.).
B) barely 1 km to 2900 km (0.62 mi. to 1800 mi.).
C) the surface to an unknown depth.
D) 7 km to 250 km (4 mi. to 155 mi.).
E) 5 km to 60 km (3 mi. to 37 mi.).
E
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