Which statement best describes Earth’s outer layer underneath the surface in the image?

A) Underneath the soil, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock. Underneath the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand.

B) Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of hard, solid rock.

C) Underneath the soil, Earth’s outer layer is made of water.

D) Underneath both the soil and the ocean, Earth’s outer layer is made of sand and water.

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The answer would be B. The topmost layer of the earth is the crust, which is made from rock - usually basalt and granite. The continental crust is made of solid rock, usually a mixture of the two rocks, and the oceanic crust is made mostly of hardened, once-melted basalt.

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