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If the estimated weight of the water in the Earth's oceans is 1.39 E 21 kg and the Earth's Crust is 4-7 mi thick how much additional weight can the ocean's crust handle before it becomes unbearable?
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∙ 15y ago
Because the Oceans spread their weight out evenly over the Earth, and the Crust is supported evenly from below by Earth's Mantle, the crust cannot "go" anywhere. True, it will compress somewhat from the weight of the oceans, but the oceans could be of any given depth (even a thousand miles) and the crust would do nothing but stay right where it is.
Rock is heavier than water, so the continents outweigh the oceans by a considerable amount, even though they take up far less area. If the oceans were a couple of miles deeper, they would flood over the continents, but this would have little impact on their position.
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