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Is Earth's oceanic crust thicker or the continential crust?
the Continental crust is thicker
What are the features of the Continential crust?
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Which type of mineral is the main component of most rocks on earth?
Silicate minerals are the main component of most rocks on Earth. These minerals are made up of silicon and oxygen, and they form the majority of the Earth's crust.
What mineral is silicate makes up about half of Earth's crust and is a main component of most rocks?
The mineral silicate that makes up about half of Earth's crust and is a main component of most rocks is known as feldspar. It is a group of rock-forming minerals that are abundant in the Earth's crust and have a wide range of chemical compositions and colors.
How is a continential listhophere different from a oceanic lithoshere?
There is only a slight difference between crust and lithosphere. The difference is that the lithosphere is part of the Earth that encompasses.
What is the difference between continential and oceanic crust?
Continental crust is thicker, less dense, and typically older than oceanic crust. Oceanic crust is thinner, more dense, and younger as it is constantly being formed at mid-ocean ridges and being recycled at subduction zones.
Which is the main component of sand?
which mineral is the main component of sand
What about silicon dioxide?
It is a major component of the earth's crust.
What are facts about Continental and Oceanic Crust and Lithospheric Plates Including what they are made of and their approximate temperature?
the continential crust is made of granitic rocks and the oceanic crust is made of basat and gabbro. the temp of the continential crust is -84.4 to 70.7c and the temp for oceanic crust is -18 to 380c and the lithopheric plates are made of felsic rocks. good luck with the rest.
Outermost layer of the gaseous component of the earth?
Exosphere
What is inside of a rock?
Many rocks are composed of Silica and oxygen because these form 74.3% of what is on the earth's crust. The silica and other crystals form the main component of the rock structure.
What is the primary reason that the continential crust stays on top of the oceanic crust?
The primary reason continental crust remains above oceanic crust is its lower density. Continental crust is primarily composed of lighter, less dense rocks like granite, while oceanic crust is denser, made mostly of basalt. This difference in density causes the buoyant continental crust to "float" on the denser oceanic crust beneath it, resulting in the continental crust being elevated above sea level.
