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New crust is being made at ocean ridges. Why is it that earth never gets any bigger?
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∙ 7y ago
Because - the edges of the continental plate are being pushed back into the earth - where the temperature is hot enough to melt the earth.
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Is the size of the earth increasing due to oceanic crust being produced?
No. In addition to oceanic crust being created at mid-ocean ridges, crust is destroyed at certain convergent plate boundaries where one plate subducts under another.
What is a unique characteristic of the moho?
The Moho is best known for being the boundary between the Earth's crust and the mantle. A unique characteristic of the Moho are its dry and deep ridges.
Is it true that Earth's radius and surface area are slowly increasing to accommodate the new oceanic crust being formed at mid-ocean ridges?
This statement is not true.
Earth's radius and surface area are slowly increasing to accommodate the new oceanic crust being formed at mid-oceanic ridges - true or false?
False.
Earth's radius and surface area are slowly increasing to accommodate the new oceanic crust being formed at mid-ocean ridges. True or False?
False.
Where are the youngest portion of Earth's crust found?
The youngest parts of the Earth's crust are found in the oceanic crust. This crust is continuously being created at the mid-oceanic ridges.
Earth does not get bigger as new oceanic crust forms?
Just as new oceanic crust forms at mid-ocean ridges, old oceanic crust is destroyed at subduction zones.
Where does new crust forms in the earth?
at ocean ridges
Where are the youngest portions of the Earth's crust?
They can be found in Oceanic Ridges.
Is the size of the earth increasing due to oceanic crust being produced?
No. In addition to oceanic crust being created at mid-ocean ridges, crust is destroyed at certain convergent plate boundaries where one plate subducts under another.
The youngest parts of Earth's crust is what?
The youngest crust is nearest the mid-oceanic ridges, where new crust is formed from upwelling magma.
What is the thickness is the Earth's crust?
The Earth's oceanic crust is very thin at the mid-ocean ridges, and gradually thickens as it moves away from the ridges. The continental crust is thickest under mountain ranges. The average depth of oceanic crust is around 5 miles. The average depth of continental crust is 22 miles.
How iron forms?
It is formed when the Earth was being formed. As the Earth got bigger the iron seeped into the crust of the earth and kept going.
What is a unique characteristic of the moho?
The Moho is best known for being the boundary between the Earth's crust and the mantle. A unique characteristic of the Moho are its dry and deep ridges.
Is it true that Earth's radius and surface area are slowly increasing to accommodate the new oceanic crust being formed at mid-ocean ridges?
This statement is not true.
Earth's radius and surface area are slowly increasing to accommodate the new oceanic crust being formed at mid-oceanic ridges - true or false?
False.
Earth's radius and surface area are slowly increasing to accommodate the new oceanic crust being formed at mid-ocean ridges. True or False?
False.
