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Which portion of the continental margin serves as a boundary between the oceanic crust and continental crust?
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continental slope
Rick Satterfield
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In which layer of earth would you expect to find the least dense materials?
The crust is the least dense portion of the solid Earth because it is the thinnest layer.
What type of boundary is between the Caribbean and Cocos plates?
The Eurasian and Caribbean plates are separated by the North American plate. Therefore, there is no plate boundary separating the two plates.
What portion of the earths crust is more dense oceanic or contenintal?
Oceanic crust is more dense.
What are some characteristics of earths lithosphere?
Tectonic plates are the sections of the earth's crust which move about. You get Continental plates (with continets on top) and oceanic plates (with oceans on top). Continental ones are less dense, so they "float" on top of the denser oceanic plates whenever they collide. Continental is made of granite, whereas oceanic is made of basalt, due to the rapid cooling of the magma as it meets the sea. Because the oceanic is being constantly renewed, it isn't very old - only about 180 million years, whereas the continental crust is up to 4 billion years old.
Is the eaarths crust broken into sections that are called bowls?
oceanic plates (plates of land that is submerged) and continental plates (the land masses above the surface of the ocean)
Which portion of the continental margin serves as a boundary between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
continental slope
Which portion of continental Margin serves as a boundary between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
continental slope
Which portion of earths crust is more dense. oceanic or continental?
Oceanic
What is the difference between the continental slope and the continental rise?
The continental shelf starts from the shore to a few miles out with less gradient of slope. The continental slope starts after shelf-break with a higher slope gradient, then follows the continental rise and abyssal-plain.
In which layer of earth would you expect to find the least dense materials?
The crust is the least dense portion of the solid Earth because it is the thinnest layer.
Does continental crust have a greater density than oceanic crust?
Yes, that is the reason oceanic crust is at a lower elevation compared to continental crust. Oceanic crust sub-ducts under the less dense continental crust. Continental crust is much older than oceanic crust, because oceanic crust is constantly being destroyed and created.
What type of boundary is between the Caribbean and Cocos plates?
The Eurasian and Caribbean plates are separated by the North American plate. Therefore, there is no plate boundary separating the two plates.
What portion of the earths crust is more dense oceanic or contenintal?
Oceanic crust is more dense.
Which portion of the continental margin where the continental shelf ends?
continental rise
In which portion does coral reefs form in the continental margin?
Continental shelf
What Coral reefs forms in which portion of the continental margin?
Continental Shelf
Coral reefs form in which portion of the Continental margin?
continental shelf
