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it is actually called continental crust
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What is the name of ocean crust?
oceanic crust.
Can some of the crust sink under the ocean during an earthquake?
TRUE
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.
An area where the earth's crust would be expected to be thin would be?
Under the pacific ocean
Why do deep-ocean trenches form at both types of subduction?
The deepest portions of the subducting plate get pulled under by the subducted plate. This is how the trench is formed. this process is at work when any subduction occurs. An oceanic-continental subduction occurs when ocean crust sinks under continental crust. The oceanic crust sinks because it is colder and denser than the continental crust. At these sites, deep-ocean trenches form, along with coastal mountains.
Crust under the ocean is called?
Crust under the oceans is called oceanic crust.
You are in the crust but only 5 km below the surface what are you under?
you are under the ocean
What kind of crust is found under the ocean?
oceanic crust
What is the scientific name of the ocean crust?
oceanic crust
What is the name of ocean crust?
oceanic crust.
Is the earth crust thicker under the continent or the ocean?
Earth's crust is far thicker under the continents.
Is the earth's crust thicker under the ocean?
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
Is the earth's crust thicker under the mountains or under the ocean?
mountains
Which planet has a moon with a possible ocean water under a crust of ice?
Jupiter's moons - Europa and Ganymede possibly have oceans of liquid water under their crust. Saturn's moon - Enceladus also has a possible ocean of water under it's crust.
What is a Earth crust?
the continental crust is the plate crust formed under the continent (less density) as opposed to oceanic crustformed under the ocean(higher density)
What is a continental crust?
the continental crust is the plate crust formed under the continent (less density) as opposed to oceanic crustformed under the ocean(higher density)
Why does the oceanic crust go under the continental crust when they collide?
because the ocean base is hevier than the other crust
