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Where is geothermal located?
geothermal starts at the outer edge of the earth's crust and gets hotter the deeper you go. The gradual increase in the temperature as the depth increases is called the geothermal gradient. As you proceed through the crust the gradient is gradual. When you break through the upper mantle the temps then rise almost exponentially.
Compared to earths continental crust earths oceanic crust is?
thinner and denser
What is the earths water layer called?
I believe this would be the oceanic crust
The earths crust varies from 8km to 40 km what does this show?
it show 8km is oceanic crust and 40km is continental crust
What happens to the temperature of the earth as you move from the core to the crust?
The temperature increases. The average geothermal gradient is 25C/Km
What is the geothermal gradient in the Earth's continental crust?
Varies obviously, but the average geothermal gradient in the Earth's continental crust is 25 degrees Centigrade/kilometre
Where is geothermal located?
geothermal starts at the outer edge of the earth's crust and gets hotter the deeper you go. The gradual increase in the temperature as the depth increases is called the geothermal gradient. As you proceed through the crust the gradient is gradual. When you break through the upper mantle the temps then rise almost exponentially.
Would it be better to drill through the earths crust or the oceanic crust?
oceanic crust
Compared to earths continental crust earths oceanic crust is?
thinner and denser
What portion of the earths crust is more dense oceanic or contenintal?
Oceanic crust is more dense.
Why is the geothermal gradient lower than average in subduction zonegeology?
because the oceanic crust lithospher descend into the mantle at the subduction zone .it will be taken to increasing higher temperature as it get deeper
Which portion of earths crust is more dense. oceanic or continental?
Oceanic
In earths crust What type of rock is found under the oceans?
Oceanic crust, new oceanic crust is produced by seafloor spreading.
What happens when a plate of oceanic crust collides with a plate of oceanic crust?
The oceanic plate is made of denser (and thinner) rock than the continental crust, so the oceanic plate gets subducted (pushed underneath) where it descends and gets melted by geothermal heat.
How do humans use geothermal energy?
people dont use geothermal it is in the earths crust so people dont use geothermal
Energy drawn from heated water within earths crust is called?
Geothermal energy is from heated water within the earth's crust.
How thick is the earths oceanic crust?
one and a half miles thick
