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The crust contains the ocean floor and also the continents on Earth.
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What is the definition for earth's crust?
the outer layer of earth ; includes continents,oceans and ocean floor
Old ocean floor is destroyed and absorbed by the Earth and remelted beneath what?
When the old ocean floor is destroyed, it goes to Earth's mantle.
Where is the thinnest crust of the earth?
At the ocean floor.
The top layer of the ocean floor is primarily?
Oceanic zone is mostly a region consisting of open ocean water with a wide range of undersea terrain.
Where does stratification occur?
Stratification occurs on the ocean floor beds where sediments layer up into layers
which layer of the earth forms ocean floor?
Ocean Crust.
What is the definition for earth's crust?
the outer layer of earth ; includes continents,oceans and ocean floor
What layer of the earth is land?
the Crust
What layer of the earth's interior contains the highest mountains and the deepest oceans?
The Crust - The crust is Earth's solid and rocky outer layer, including both the land surface and the ocean floor.
How do you view the ocean floor in Google Earth?
To clearly see the ocean floor in Google Earth first turn off the Water Surface layer from the View menu, which shows animating wave for effect.Next expand the Ocean layer in the Layer panel in the Sidebar, which includes ocean and maritime related content (e.g. Explore the Ocean, National Geographic, Shipwrecks, etc.).You also want to check '3D Buildings' layer since there are some 3D models at the bottom of the ocean like the HMS Titanic.Navigating the ocean floors with mouse controls sometimes gets tricky. The keyboard short-cuts work well for "walking" the ocean floor (see links to key stroke controls in related links below).
What thick layer covers the ocean floor?
The mantle
Old ocean floor is destroyed and absorbed by the Earth and remelted beneath what?
When the old ocean floor is destroyed, it goes to Earth's mantle.
What other ocean floor feature is formed by movement of Earth's plates?
what other ocean floor feature is fromed by movement of earth's plates
Where is the thinnest crust of the earth?
At the ocean floor.
Portion of the earth's crust that lies beneath the ocean floor?
The Sea Floor
How large is the ocean floor?
70% of the size of the Earth.
What is composed of the continents and the oceans floor?
Earth's crust is composed of the continents and the ocean floor.
