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What composition is earths crust?
oceanic crust is made of basalt while continental crust is made of silica rich rocks like granite.
What is the percentage of continental crust on the earths surface?
Continental crust makes up about 29% of the Earth's surface. The remaining 71% is primarily covered by oceanic crust. This distribution reflects the Earth's geological processes and the differences between continental and oceanic crust in terms of composition and thickness.
What is the composition of continental crust?
The composition of the continental crust is granitic overall, high in silicon and aluminum, when compared to the oceanic crust.
What forms the elevated part of the earths crust?
continental crust
What is the average composition of earths continental crust?
The average composition of Earth's continental crust is mostly composed of oxygen, silicon, aluminum, and iron, in the form of minerals like feldspar, quartz, and mica. Other common elements found in smaller amounts include calcium, sodium, and potassium.
The layer of the earths crust that is not covered by ocean water is called what?
continental crust
How thick is the earths continental crust?
The continental crust is about 25 to 70 kilometers thick. The average is about 50 kilometers.
What are two different sources for sediments in general?
Rivers and continental crust to continental crust.
Is the continental crust the land you walk on?
well, to be technical the earths crust is really on the inner outside
The earths crust is made of rock sections called?
Continental plates.
Which portion of earths crust is more dense. oceanic or continental?
Oceanic
What is not one of the eight common elements in earths continental crust?
Carbon
