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What is a gradually sloping portion of the ocean floor that is made of the continental crust?
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Continental shelf.
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What is a gradually Sloping portion of the ocean floor that is made of continental crust?
Continental shelf.
Which portion of the continental margin serves as a boundary between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
continental slope
Which portion of continental Margin serves as a boundary between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
continental slope
Which portion of the continental margin serves as a boundary between the oceanic crust and continental crust?
continental slope
What is the earth's crust the outer lighter portion of?
The earth's crust is the outer lighter portion of the continental crust. The crust beneath the ocean iscomosed of heavy, dark volcanic rock. The continental crust is composed mostly of lighter rocks rich in silica such as granite.
What portion of north America is continental crust?
eurasian plate
Which portion of earths crust is more dense. oceanic or continental?
Oceanic
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.
In which layer of earth would you expect to find the least dense materials?
The crust is the least dense portion of the solid Earth because it is the thinnest layer.
Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust?
Continental crust A+
What is the continental crust of the earth?
what is the continental crust
This layer of the crust is made of granite?
continental crust
