Shifting
Continental crust is on top of the oceanic crust Continental crust is made of granite whereas oceanic crust is made of basalt Continental crust is partly above sea level and partly below whereas oceanic crust is always below sea level.
oceanic crust.
Oceanic crust is significantly denser.
When comparing an oceanic crust and a landform crust, the oceanic crust will be much younger. Typically, an oceanic crust is less than 200 million years old.
Continental crust is mostly composed out of granite, oceanic crust out of basalt.Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
Due to the higher density of the oceanic crust it is subducted underneath the continental crust.
Continental crust is on top of the oceanic crust Continental crust is made of granite whereas oceanic crust is made of basalt Continental crust is partly above sea level and partly below whereas oceanic crust is always below sea level.
Oceanic crust subducts under continental crust because it is denser. Continental crust's density is too low for it to be forced into the mantle.
oceanic crust.
No, the oceanic crust is denser. That's why the land areas "float" so much higher than the ocean bedrock.
Oceanic crust sinking under a plate with continental crust
the oceanic crust is 0.
Oceanic crust is mafic.
Oceanic crust is significantly denser.
The youngest parts of the Earth's crust are found in the oceanic crust. This crust is continuously being created at the mid-oceanic ridges.
Continental crust.
oceanic crust