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What is the name of the crust not under the ocean?
it is actually called continental crust
Why the crust is thinner than the ocean floor?
The crust is the Ocean floor. There is Oceanic Crust, And then There is Continental Crust.
How did the Pacific plate get its name?
The Pacific Plate got it name due it its location underneath the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Plate is the largest plate because consisting of 20 percent of earth's crust and contains Continental and ocean crust.
What crust supports the ocean?
Oceanic crust
What is the dominant rock type in the ocean crust and in the continental crust?
Basalt is the dominant rock in the ocean crust. And I assume Granite is dominant for continental crust.
What is the scientific name of the ocean crust?
oceanic crust
What is the name of the crust not under the ocean?
it is actually called continental crust
What is located on top of the oceanic crust?
Oceanic crust is part of the crust or lithosphere, depending on how you name the layers.
Why the crust is thinner than the ocean floor?
The crust is the Ocean floor. There is Oceanic Crust, And then There is Continental Crust.
Ocean crust dives below continental crust because?
Ocean crust is denser
Crust under the ocean is called?
Crust under the oceans is called oceanic crust.
How did the Pacific plate get its name?
The Pacific Plate got it name due it its location underneath the Pacific Ocean. The Pacific Plate is the largest plate because consisting of 20 percent of earth's crust and contains Continental and ocean crust.
What crust supports the ocean?
Oceanic crust
What is ocean crust?
it is basalt or oceonic crust
What is the crust beneath the ocean?
Oceanic Crust
What is the dominant rock type in the ocean crust and in the continental crust?
Basalt is the dominant rock in the ocean crust. And I assume Granite is dominant for continental crust.
What is the ocean crust?
Oceanic crust is the part of Earth's lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins.
