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What are the two types of crust and which rocks make up each crust?
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∙ 15y ago
there are two types of crust such as the oceanic crust and the continental crust, the oceanic crust is thinner and more dense than the continental crust and is constantly being recycled via subduction upon collisions with Continental crust, and creating at mid-ocean ridges. x
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 15y agoThe two types of crusts are: Oceanic (igneus) Continental (igneus)
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∙ 14y agoCrust is of two types: oceanic and continental. Oceanic crust is mainly basaltic and continental crust is mainly granitic.
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∙ 6y ago1. Continental Crust. Common rock is Granite.
2. Oceanic Crust. Common rock is Basalt.
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∙ 11y ago1. Continental Crust. Commom rock is Granite.
2. Oceanic Crust. Common rock is Basalt.
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What kind of rocks make up continental crust and oceanic crust?
granite and basalt
What are the two types of crust that make up the outermost layer of the earth?
Continental Crust And Oceanic Crust.
Make up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust.?
silicates
What makes up about 95 percent of the rocks in earths crust?
Igneous and metamorphic rock make up 95% of the rocks in Earth's crust. Only a thin layer is made up of sedimentary rock.
what are plants that make up earths crust?
The crust is made of solid rocks and minerals. Beneath the crust is the mantle, which is also mostly solid rocks and minerals, but punctuated by malleable areas of semi-solid magma. At the center of the Earth is a hot, dense metal core.
What are the 3 types of rocks that make up the earth's crust?
If I recall correctly, the answer is: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary.
What type of rocks make up the earths crust?
The crust is composed of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks.
What are the rocks that make up the earths crust?
the crust and the core
What are the rocks that make up this crust?
hard
What kind of rocks make up continental crust and oceanic crust?
granite and basalt
Which rocks make up the continental crust?
Granite
What makes close to 95 percent of the rocks of earths crust?
Silicates make up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust
What can sudden forces make rocks do?
Sudden forces break the crust of the earth to make openings through which various types of material including molten magma, solid rocks, gases etc. are ejected to the surface from the interior of the earth.
What are the two types of crust that makes up the continents and ocean?
The two types of crust that make up the continents and ocean are the continental crust and the oceanic crust.
How much does silicates make up the rocks in the Earth's crust?
17%
What are the two types of crust that make up the outermost layer of the earth?
Continental Crust And Oceanic Crust.
What kind of rock makes up most of the continental crust?
Granite is one of the main rocks that makes up the continental crust.
