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What is much of earths crust made up of?
Water 75%
What do you call the crust making up the continents?
The crust that makes up the continents, or land masses on Earth is called continental crust. The crust that makes up the oceans is called oceanic crust.
What is one effect when too much pressure builds up in earth's crust?
Mountains.
What is the compition for the crust?
Crust is made up of mainly granite, a felsic rock wit a lower density than basalt, what makes up the ocean's crust, thus why the continental crust rises up compared to ocean crust.
What two crusts make up the Earth's crust?
Continental crust and Oceanic crust.
How much does metamorphic rocks take up of the crust?
Not that much, about 5%. You could check other textbooks though.
What is much of the earth's crust made up of?
Water 75%
What is much of earths crust made up of?
Water 75%
How much does silicates make up the rocks in the Earth's crust?
17%
How do the ages of the rocks making up continents and those making up the ocean bottom differ?
Continental crust is normally much older than oceanic crust.
What do you call the crust making up the continents?
The crust that makes up the continents, or land masses on Earth is called continental crust. The crust that makes up the oceans is called oceanic crust.
What is one effect when too much pressure builds up in earth's crust?
Mountains.
What is the compition for the crust?
Crust is made up of mainly granite, a felsic rock wit a lower density than basalt, what makes up the ocean's crust, thus why the continental crust rises up compared to ocean crust.
What are the two types of crust that makes up the continents and ocean?
The two types of crust that make up the continents and ocean are the continental crust and the oceanic crust.
Is the crust of Mars much stronger than Earth's?
No, because mars' crust has a gas that makes its crust grow mehdeas and therefore earth has a much stronger crust.
What are the differences of crust and mantle?
The Earth is made up thus: Inner core, outer core, mantle, crust. We live on the crust, with semi-plastic molten rock forming much of the mantle beneath us.
How much of earths crust is made up of oxygen and silcon?
47 % oxygen & 27% silicon.
