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Why is the oceananic crust more dense then the continental crust?
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Oceanic crust is composed of minerals with a higher density than those found in continental crustal rock.
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Is the oceanic crust dense?
Yes. It is more dense than continental crust.
What layer of the crust is the most dense?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
What is difference of the continental crust and the oceanic crust?
Continental crust is thicker but less dense, and oceanic crust is thinner but more dense, making it heavier.
Is the continental crust more dense than the oceanic crust?
Oceanic crust is thinner (about 6-8 km in total) and more dense. Continental crust is about 30-50 km thick.
How are oceanic crust and continental crust different?
Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense, while continental crust is thicker and less dense.
Why does the oceanic crust sit lower in the mantle than the continental crust?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
Compared to the oceanic crust the continental crust is?
less dense and more felsic
What is the difference of continental crust and oceanic crust?
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
Is the crust dense or less dense?
The specific gravity, on average, of continental crust is 2.7. For oceanic crust, it's 2.9.
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
What is the difference between continential and oceanic crust?
oceanic crust is much more dense than continental crust. Oceanic crust is also responsible for the movement of continental crust.
How do the densities of oceanic crust and continental crust influence what happens when an oceanic plate coverages with a continental plate?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust. All that water weight compresses the heck out of the material in the plate and also the oceanic crust contains larger percentages of denser elements such as magnesium and iron than the continental crust which also contributes to it's higher density. This sets the conditions for what happens. The more dense oceanic crust will "dive under" continental crust because it is more dense, and all because of the difference in densities.
