0
What is the percentage of continental crust on the earths surface?
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoWant this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What forms the elevated part of the earths crust?
continental crust
What is the layer below the earths crust called?
the mantle then the outer core then the inner core
What is the polished surface of the earths crust?
slickensides
What do scientists believe that is happening to the segments of earths crust?
it has been washed into the oceans as the continental crust has eroded.
What percentage of volcanoes appear on continental crust?
76%
Why does water float on Earth's surface?
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, it floats lower in earths mantle.
Compared to earths continental crust earths oceanic crust is?
thinner and denser
What is the top most layer of the earth's surface?
Soil is the topmost layer of the Earth's crust.
What forms the elevated part of the earths crust?
continental crust
Is granite everywhere?
No. It only occurs in areas of continental crust and is only present at the surface in a small percentage of that.
What is under the earths surface and in the earths crust?
mantle
The layer of the earths crust that is not covered by ocean water is called what?
continental crust
Does the outer core cover earths surface?
No the crust covers earths surface
What is the general composition of earths continental crust?
Water
What is the layer below the earths crust called?
the mantle then the outer core then the inner core
Which is hotter the sun or the earths crust?
The Suns surface is about 6,000K much hotter than the Earths crust. The hottest lava can get at the surface is about 1,400K
How thick is the earths continental crust?
The continental crust is about 25 to 70 kilometers thick. The average is about 50 kilometers.
