Crust

Real World Example

Imagine peeling an orange and trying to remove just the thin layer of skin without digging into the juicy fruit inside. The Earth's crust is similar to this task because it is a delicate, outer layer that sits above the more substantial, dense layers below, much like the orange's skin above its juicy segments. Just as the orange peel protects and contains the fruit beneath, the Earth's crust acts as a protective shell over the mantle, with the thinness of the crust akin to the orange peel's fine layer compared to the bulk of the orange itself.