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What is the layer of igneoussedimentaryand metamorphic rocks which form the continents and shallow seabed close to the shore?
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The continental crust is what?
Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
What is a sentence using continental crust?
European royalty is not considered to part of the upper continental crust.The continental crust forms the continents and the shallow seabed close to their shores.
What is the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent?
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What rock makes up the continental crust?
The continental crust is made up of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. These rocks form the continents and the continental shelves, areas of seabed close to the shore.
What accounts for the difference in density between oceanic crust and contenetial crust?
Continental crust is made of granite, and forms the continents and areas of shallow seabed close to their shores. It is less dense than the material of the mantle, which consists of mafic rock. Continental crust is then less-dense than oceanic crust, which, due to sea-floor spreading, is hardened mantle/lithosphere.
What is the continental?
Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
The continental crust is what?
Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
What is the crust's continental crust?
Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
The shallow portion of the seabed bordering most continents and terminating in a slope which desecends steeply into deeper water is?
This region is known as the continental shelf. It is a gently sloping area of land between the shoreline and the deep ocean. The continental shelf is rich in marine life and is an important area for commercial fishing and oil exploration.
What is a sentence using continental crust?
European royalty is not considered to part of the upper continental crust.The continental crust forms the continents and the shallow seabed close to their shores.
What is the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent?
my wee wee
What types of rock make up the platform on which the rest of Canada is built?
The continental crust/plate/platform is the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves. This layer is sometimes called Sial due to its granitic rock, in contrast to the oceanic crust, called Sima due to its basaltic (also called mafic) rock
What rock makes up the continental crust?
The continental crust is made up of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. These rocks form the continents and the continental shelves, areas of seabed close to the shore.
Where is fresh water found in the ocean?
There are several places in the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf where there are fresh water springs from the seabed. This water can be collected by divers.
What accounts for the difference in density between oceanic crust and contenetial crust?
Continental crust is made of granite, and forms the continents and areas of shallow seabed close to their shores. It is less dense than the material of the mantle, which consists of mafic rock. Continental crust is then less-dense than oceanic crust, which, due to sea-floor spreading, is hardened mantle/lithosphere.
In what way seabed protection helps corals?
shelly seabed
When was International Seabed Authority created?
International Seabed Authority was created in 1994.
