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What portion of the earths crust is more dense oceanic or contenintal?
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Oceanic crust is more dense.
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What is between oceanic crust and continental crust?
Deep sea trenches, Mountain ranges, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes.
Which portion of the continental margin serves as a boundary between the oceanic crust and continental crust?
continental slope
Earths lithosphere is broken into separate sections called?
It is broken into tectonic plates. Two types are the Continental Crust and the Oceanic Crust.
What minerals is earths oceanic crust made up of?
Silicon (Si), Magnessium (Ma), and Iron (Fe).
What is the name of ocean crust?
oceanic crust.
Which portion of earths crust is more dense. oceanic or continental?
Oceanic
What theory explains changes in the earths crust?
Contenintal Drift theory
Would it be better to drill through the earths crust or the oceanic crust?
oceanic crust
Compared to earths continental crust earths oceanic crust is?
thinner and denser
What is between oceanic crust and continental crust?
Deep sea trenches, Mountain ranges, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes.
In earths crust What type of rock is found under the oceans?
Oceanic crust, new oceanic crust is produced by seafloor spreading.
What is the portion of earths crust?
a portion is a small amount of it
Where are the youngest portion of Earth's crust found?
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.
How thick is the earths oceanic crust?
one and a half miles thick
Where can you find minerals other than earths crust?
the oceanic plate
What is the earths water layer called?
I believe this would be the oceanic crust
The earths crust varies from 8km to 40 km what does this show?
it show 8km is oceanic crust and 40km is continental crust
