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When a continental crustal plate collides with an oceanic crustal plate the continental crust is forced to move over the oceanic crust What is the primary reason that the continental crust stays on?
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Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust.
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What is the primary reason why the oceanic crust subducts below the continental crust and not vice versa when they collide together?
The oceanic crust subducts beneath the continental crust due to its higher density. Oceanic crust is basaltic and has a specific gravity of 3.3. Continental crust is granitic and has an average specific gravity of 2.9.
What is the primary force that cause the seafloor to spread and continental to drift?
Contintal plates
What is the primary evidence that forms the basis of seafloor spreading?
The magnetic properties of rocks along the mid-oceanic ridges change alignment in a symmetrical manner.
Why are the earths plates always moving?
Due to the heat of magma (molten rock) under the earth's surface. The heat causes convection currents, pulling and pushing the tectonic plates.
What is the rate of Primary succession in a tundra biome?
The primary succession of a Tundra biome is that it is a primary succession not a secondary.
What is the primary composition of the Earth's oceanic crust?
Oceanic crustal rock is basaltic in composition. if u havent read about it or hear about it ont put it on ur paper trust me
What is the primary reason why the oceanic crust subducts below the continental crust and not vice versa when they collide together?
The oceanic crust subducts beneath the continental crust due to its higher density. Oceanic crust is basaltic and has a specific gravity of 3.3. Continental crust is granitic and has an average specific gravity of 2.9.
What is primary causes of crustal movement?
Convection currents in the mantle.
Is nickel a primary component of earth's mantle?
No. AIt is not in the top 20 elements in terms of crustal abundance.
What are the three primary topographic profiles of the ocean floor?
Continental shelf Continental slope abyss/abyssal plain
Terranes are the primary continental growth method in?
Western North America.
What is the primary force that cause the seafloor to spread and continental to drift?
Contintal plates
Which airlines are the primary users of the Boeing 737?
The primary users of 737's are Southwest Airlines Continental Airlines Ryanair Alaska Airlines
What are the primary rock types that make up ocean and continental crust?
Basalts and granites.
Do sharks eat dogs?
If they wanted to, then yes.But...Sharks are oceanic, so dogs would not be considered part of a shark's primary diet.
What are 2 ecosystems that would go through primary succession?
New oceanic islands and new rocks formed by solidifying lava .
What was Napoleon Bonaparte's policy that was created to make continental Europe more self-sufficient?
The Continental System, which had a primary mission of Economic warfare against the UK.
