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What does the outter most layer of the earth consist of?
The thin, solid, outermost layer of the Earth is officially known as the crust.
What is the bottom layer of soil containing mostly rocks called?
bedrock
What makes up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the earth?
Silicates make up close to 95 percent of the rocks in the Earth's crust
Are basaltic igneous rocks lower in density than granitic rocks?
Granite is very much less dense than basalt. This is why the continental crust (mostly composed of granite) floats on Oceanic crust (made mostly of basalt). Granite is 70 % silicon. Where basalt is mainly pyroxene.
How many types of granite rocks?
hoe many types of granite rocks are there
What layer is made mostly of granite and rocks?
momo
What layer of the Earth is made up of the rocks basalt and granite?
The crust.
The layer of Earth made up largely of the rocks basalt and granite is the?
The crust.
What rocks are in the Scottish Highlands?
Mostly granite
The continental crust is what?
Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
What does the outter most layer of the earth consist of?
The thin, solid, outermost layer of the Earth is officially known as the crust.
What are other kinds of rocks in Earth?
granite
What rock is continental plates made up of?
Continental Crust is the layer of rocks that forms the continents and continental shelves. It is mostly made of granite or granitic rock.
Does earth have granite?
Yes. Granite is one of the most common igneous rocks.
What type of rocks of the most abundant on earth?
Granite.
What is the continental?
Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
How are granite rocks made?
Granite is formed by the cooling and consolidation of felsic magma below the surface of the Earth.
