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The process of continental plates diverging is called rifting. In the early stages, there will be stretching and thinning of the crust which will result in a system of normal faults. Topographic lows will begin to form due to the local extension and thinning of the crust and soon these will often develop into rift lakes like the lakes of East Africa. Eventually the two plates will diverge completely and leave a basin or ocean in between and the place of original divergence will become a mid ocean spreading center where new crust is formed like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This whole process is very slow and takes hundreds of millions of years.
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What forms when two pieces of continental crust collide?
A Mountain belt.
What is meant by continental crust and oceanic crust?
They are two different types of crust. Continental crust is heavier than Oceanic crust, so when the two collide, the Continental crust 'subducts' under the Oceanic Crust. 'Crust' referring to the tectonic plates, the surface of the Earth we stand on.
What is the layer of rock that forms the earth's outer skin?
The layer of rock that forms the Earth's outer skin is called the crust. It is divided into two types: the continental crust, which is thicker and less dense, and the oceanic crust, which is thinner and more dense.
What is the name of the outerlayer of the lithosphere?
The crust is the outer layer of the lithosphere.
What are the two types of crust and which rocks make up each crust?
there are two types of crust such as the oceanic crust and the continental crust, the oceanic crust is thinner and more dense than the continental crust and is constantly being recycled via subduction upon collisions with Continental crust, and creating at mid-ocean ridges. x
What forms when two pieces of continental crust collide?
A Mountain belt.
When two pieces of continental crust pull apart a what forms?
a valley or a canyon
Where is crust located?
The Earth's crust is the outermost layer of the Earth. It is divided into two types: continental crust, which forms the continents, and oceanic crust, which forms the ocean floors.
When two pieces of continental crust pull apart what forms?
a rift hope i helped
What are the two theories on the continental divide?
The main theory on the continental divide is that they relate to the plate techonics theory of the Earth's crust. The other theory is the continental drift theory where lighter rocks float on heavier crustal material.
What name is given to Earth's thin rocky outer layer?
The Earth's thin rocky outer layer is called the crust. It is divided into two types: the continental crust, which forms the continents, and the oceanic crust, which forms the ocean basins.
What two types of crust are involved at this type of convergent boundary?
The two types of Crust is the Continental Crust and the Oceanic Crust.
What are the two of crust?
oceanic and the continental crust
The two types of crust?
Oceanic and Continental crust. Oceanic crust is made of basalt. Continental crust is made of granite
What happens when continental crust collides continental crust?
A mountain gets made
What is meant by continental crust and oceanic crust?
They are two different types of crust. Continental crust is heavier than Oceanic crust, so when the two collide, the Continental crust 'subducts' under the Oceanic Crust. 'Crust' referring to the tectonic plates, the surface of the Earth we stand on.
What are two different sources for sediments in general?
Rivers and continental crust to continental crust.
