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Is our Moon formed from the Crust of today's Pacific Ocean after some Impact hit that part of Earth?
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∙ 11y ago
There is a theory that suggests a comet hit the earth and possible broke off a chunk creating the moon.
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How is the Pacific Ring of Fire Formed?
From the subduction and melting of oceanic crust as it slides into the mantle.
How are the Azores in the Atlantic ocean like the Mauna Kea in the Pacific ocean?
Both were formed over a hot spot in the oceanic crust.
Where new crust is formed?
New crust is formed at a divergent boundary
When is crust neither formed or destroyed?
Where is the crust neither formed nor destroyed? -In the subduction zone the crust is neither formed nor destroyed.
Is Kilauea on a divergent boundary?
No. Kilauea was formed when the Pacific Plate moved over a hot spot in the Earth's mantle. Magma formed a plume upward into the Earth's crust and formed a volcano: Kilauea. 9 +10 = 21
Is tuff formed in the oceanic crust?
No. Tuff is not formed in the crust but on the surface. Tuff is a kind of rock formed from volvanic ash.
What is formed through the uplift under the earths crust?
crust
What is the largest percent of oceanic crust?
The Pacific Ocean has the largest percentage of oceanic crust.
Name a plate that is entirely made of continental crust?
All major plates contain both continental and oceanic crust except for the Pacific and Nazca plates.
When a continental crust collides with a continental crust what is formed?
Fold mountains.
How did the Pacific plate get its name?
The Pacific Plate got it name due it its location underneath the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Plate is the largest plate because consisting of 20 percent of earth's crust and contains Continental and ocean crust.
The hawaiian islands were formed when the pacific plate moved over?
The Hawaiian Islands were each formed over a hot spot in the Earth's crust, creating a volcano. As the Pacific Plate has moved to the northwest, new islands have been created from that same hot spot over time.
