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2 characteristics of the crust- the crust is composed of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rock. It is the coolest layer for it is the first and farthest layer from the core.
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What is the name of ocean crust?
oceanic crust.
What crust is more dense oceanic or continental crust?
Oceanic crust is significantly denser.
Is ocean crust or landform crust yonger?
When comparing an oceanic crust and a landform crust, the oceanic crust will be much younger. Typically, an oceanic crust is less than 200 million years old.
What are three differences between oceanic and continental crust?
Continental crust is mostly composed out of granite, oceanic crust out of basalt.Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
What are the three differences between oceanic and Continental crust?
CONTINENTAL CRUST is 35km of thickness and oceanic is 7 km. i hope that helped
What are the properties of the five layers of Earth?
the lithosphere, the asthenosphere, the mesosphere, the oceanic crust and the continental crust.
What is the name of ocean crust?
oceanic crust.
What are the different properties of the layers of the earth?
1. lithosphere 2.asthenosphere 3.mesosphere 4.oceanic crust 5.continental crust
Oceanic crust is lighter than the continental crust?
No, the oceanic crust is denser. That's why the land areas "float" so much higher than the ocean bedrock.
What is oceanic-oceanic subduction?
Oceanic crust sinking under a plate with continental crust
What does it mean if the oceanic crust 0?
the oceanic crust is 0.
Is the oceanic crust felsic or mafic?
Oceanic crust is mafic.
What crust is more dense oceanic or continental crust?
Oceanic crust is significantly denser.
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.
What layer of crust averages 25 miles in thickness?
Continental crust.
What are the different layers of the earth according to properties?
1. lithosphere 2.asthenosphere 3.mesosphere 4.oceanic crust 5.continental crust
Would it be better to drill through the earths crust or the oceanic crust?
oceanic crust
