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Why is it that the solid crust stays a float on the athenosphere?
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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?
Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust.
How do scientists explain why if new crust is constantly being formed formed from volcanic materials Earth's crust stays the same size?
they measure with a devise
How is the formation of Mount St. Helens volcano different than a hot-spot volcano?
A "hot spot" stays in the same place while the Earth's crust moves above it.
Is Sulfate a solid or aqueous solution?
It's usually found in an aqueous solution as it is an ion with a charge of (-2), although if it is combined with Strontium, Barium, Calcium, Silver, or Lead the compound becomes insoluble and stays a solid.
Why is Earth not getting larger if the seafloor is spreading?
Subduction and folding.The seafloor ,may be "spreading" in the center but that doesn't necessarily mean it's getting bigger; at the edges it may be slipping underneath a continental plate (subduction) or piling up on itself to form mountains (folding).
What is matter with a volume and shape that stays the same?
it is a solid
What does not float but does not sink to the bottom but stays suspended in the water?
fish
A metal stays solid at Fahrenheit temperatures below 1647.3 Determine in terms of an inequality those Celsius temperatures for which the metal stays solid Use the formula?
A metal stays solid at Fahrenheit temperatures below 1647.3. Determine in terms of an inequality those Celsius temperatures for which the metal stays solid. Use the formula?
What does a solid do?
a sloid stays still
What does solid do?
a sloid stays still
Is fabric a solid or liquid or gas?
fabric is a solid because it stays together
Is fabric solid liquid or gas?
fabric is a solid because it stays together
How can the inner core be hotter than the outer core but be in solid form while the outer core is in liquid form?
the outer core is not under enough pressure to be solid, but the inner core has so much weight being pressed against is from the mantle, crust, outer core, and gravity that it stays as solid nickel and can not move
What happens when subduction occurs faster than oceanic crust can be created?
It's driven down into the mantle and it melts, although some of it stays solid and forms the base of the mountain range that was just created.
Why does the earths crust stay the same size?
The amount of crust present on Earth always stays the same. The amount of crust descending into the mantle is balanced by the amount of crust formed at mid-ocean ridges.
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?
Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust.
How do scientists explain why if new crust is constantly being formed formed from volcanic materials Earth's crust stays the same size?
they measure with a devise
