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Is the continental crust made of igneous rock?
some is, some isn't.
How big is the indo-australian plate?
No, it is not an oceanic plate. It is a continental plate but with oceanic crust. Crust is different from plate. A plate is made up of many crust. The crust under the ocean is oceanic crust, while the crust where continent is found is called continental crust. Most of the plates are made up off both continental and oceanic crust. If a plate has continental crusts, then it is a continental plate. Only if a plate is all made up of oceanic crusts, meaning that there is no land on it, then the plate is called oceanic plate. In the world, the major oceanic plates include Pacific Plate, Nazca Plate, Cocos Plate and Philippines Plate. Other are all continental plate.
Is all of the African plate made of continental crust?
no
When oceanic plates collide with continental plates the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate because?
The oceanic plate subduct under the continental because oceanic is made from basalt(rock) which is denser than andesite and granite(continental)
What happens when a tectonic plate carring a terrane subducts under a plate made of continental crust?
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The continental crust is composed of?
wht is the continental crust made of?
What is the composition of ocean crust?
It is mostly composed of basalt, and few other mineral types. It is made mostly of igneous rock, same with continental crust.
Are continental plates made of igneous rocks?
Sometimes
Is the continental crust made of igneous rock?
some is, some isn't.
Which type of crust is primarily made of basalt and is more dense?
Continental is made mostly of granite. Oceanic is made mostly of basalt and gabbro.
How big is the indo-australian plate?
No, it is not an oceanic plate. It is a continental plate but with oceanic crust. Crust is different from plate. A plate is made up of many crust. The crust under the ocean is oceanic crust, while the crust where continent is found is called continental crust. Most of the plates are made up off both continental and oceanic crust. If a plate has continental crusts, then it is a continental plate. Only if a plate is all made up of oceanic crusts, meaning that there is no land on it, then the plate is called oceanic plate. In the world, the major oceanic plates include Pacific Plate, Nazca Plate, Cocos Plate and Philippines Plate. Other are all continental plate.
Is all of the African plate made of continental crust?
no
When oceanic plates collide with continental plates the oceanic plate goes under the continental plate because?
The oceanic plate subduct under the continental because oceanic is made from basalt(rock) which is denser than andesite and granite(continental)
Is the Eiffel tower made of igneous rocks?
No, the Eiffel Tower is made mostly of iron.
Where can igneous rocks be commonly found?
Igneous rocks can commonly be found near volcanoes. They are made when lava is cooled and becomes a solid. The oceanic plates are mostly made of igneous rock.
What is a tectonic plate made of?
== == A tectonic plate is made of rock in various stages of the rock cycle, the vast majority being composed of igneous rock.
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.
