Oceanic and Contintental crust are different in composition as well as size and density
Continental- granitic/50-100km thick
Oceanic- basaltic/ up to 10km thick
Oceanic crust is more dense making it subduct under continental crust
They are two different types of crust. Continental crust is heavier than Oceanic crust, so when the two collide, the Continental crust 'subducts' under the Oceanic Crust. 'Crust' referring to the tectonic plates, the surface of the Earth we stand on.
This is because the Oceanic Crust is denser and thinner than the Continental Crust and is actively being created by the forces of the magma at different mid-oceanic ridges.
oceanic crust.
Oceanic crust is significantly denser.
Oceanic and Continental crusts are alike because they both shift and move and grow. They differ by there rock types. Oceanic crust is made up of dense basalt while continental crust is made up of less dense granite.
Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense, while continental crust is thicker and less dense.
Oceanic Crust & Continental Crust
They are two different types of crust. Continental crust is heavier than Oceanic crust, so when the two collide, the Continental crust 'subducts' under the Oceanic Crust. 'Crust' referring to the tectonic plates, the surface of the Earth we stand on.
This is because the Oceanic Crust is denser and thinner than the Continental Crust and is actively being created by the forces of the magma at different mid-oceanic ridges.
oceanic crust.
the oceanic crust is thinner, generally5-8 killometers thick, and is made of basalt, but the continental crust is an average of 30 km and is made of granite
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
No, the oceanic crust is denser. That's why the land areas "float" so much higher than the ocean bedrock.
Oceanic crust sinking under a plate with continental crust
Convection in the mantle helps to recycle the oceaniccrust, not all of Earth's crust. There are two different parts to the crust. Oceanic and Continental. The Oceanic gets recycled, so when Scientists measure the age of the rocks, they're young.
the oceanic crust is 0.
Oceanic crust is mafic.