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What is the light colored rock that makes up the oceanic crust?
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What is the dark colored rock that makes up the oceanic crust?
Basalt !! :)
Which rock makes continental and oceanic crust?
Continental crust is made of granite. Oceanic crust is made of basalt.
What type of rock primarily makes up oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental: granite oceanic: basalt
What are four differences between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
1. The Oceanic crust is dense while the Continental crust is relatively lighter. 2. The Oceanic crust consists of Silicon and Magnessium, while the Continental crust has Silicon and Alluminium. 3. The Oceanic crust is thin, while the Continental crust is thick. 4. The Oceanic crust makes up the ocean floor, while the Continental crust carries the continents.
What do you call the crust making up the continents?
The crust that makes up the continents, or land masses on Earth is called continental crust. The crust that makes up the oceans is called oceanic crust.
What is the dark colored rock that makes up the oceanic crust?
Basalt !! :)
The light colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust is what?
Granite is the light-colored rock that makes up most of Earth's continental crust.
What is the Light colored rock that makes up the continental crust?
Granite
What rock is light colored makes up continental crust?
Granite
Which rock makes continental and oceanic crust?
Continental crust is made of granite. Oceanic crust is made of basalt.
What crust makes up the ocean floor?
Oceanic crust.
What type of rock primarily makes up oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental: granite oceanic: basalt
What is the light colored rock with a course texture which makes up most of the continental crust?
Granite
What does ocean crust mean in science?
The oceanic crust is the part of the earth's crust that is below the ocean. The rock that makes up the oceanic crust is about 200 million years old.
What is the rock that makes up oceanic crust?
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What are four differences between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
1. The Oceanic crust is dense while the Continental crust is relatively lighter. 2. The Oceanic crust consists of Silicon and Magnessium, while the Continental crust has Silicon and Alluminium. 3. The Oceanic crust is thin, while the Continental crust is thick. 4. The Oceanic crust makes up the ocean floor, while the Continental crust carries the continents.
What type of rock makes up the continental and oceanic crust?
basalt forms in oceanic crust granite forms in continental
