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Oceanic crust is thinner and of greater density than continental crust.
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Why does the oceanic crust sit lower in the mantle than the continental crust?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
Why does the continental crust float higher on the mantle than on the oceanic crust?
the oceanic crust is more dense therefore it sinks lower than continental crust
Oceanic crust is what than continental crust?
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
Which is denser Oceanic Crust or Continental Crust?
The Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust
Is continental crust darker in color than oceanic or lighter?
Continental crust is generally lighter than oceanic crust.
Why does the oceanic crust sit lower in the mantle than the continental crust?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
Why does the continental crust float higher on the mantle than on the oceanic crust?
the oceanic crust is more dense therefore it sinks lower than continental crust
Oceanic crust is lighter than the continental crust?
No, the oceanic crust is denser. That's why the land areas "float" so much higher than the ocean bedrock.
Oceanic crust is what than continental crust?
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
Is the continental crust thinner than the oceanic crust?
It is not. The oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust!
Why does the oceanic sink beneath continental crust at convergent boundaries?
The continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust. That's the reason we find that the oceanic crust sinks (subducts) beneath the continental crust.Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust and so cannot sink below it.
What is older the oceanic crust or the continental crust?
Continental crust is far older than oceanic crust.
Which is denser Oceanic Crust or Continental Crust?
The Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust
Is continental crust darker in color than oceanic or lighter?
Continental crust is generally lighter than oceanic crust.
What crust is older in years the continental or the oceanic?
Continental crust is far older than oceanic crust.
What are the two types of crust on the earth?
There are two types of crust, and they are the oceanic crust and the continental crust. Oceanic crust is thinner yet more dense than continental crust, and continental crust is on average older than oceanic crust :)
Differences of the continental crust and oceanic crust?
Thickness - continental = much thickerDensity - oceanic crust is denser than continental, which is why the oceanic crust subducts under the continental at destructive plates boundaries.
