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What are the two most common elements that compose earths continental crust?
Granite and basalt...... + a bunch of bugs n' stuff
Where is the continental crust located?
Continental crust is located under all continents.
What is it called when granite makes up the continental crust?
I think granite is continental crust
Why can continental crust displace more of the mantle than oceanic crust can?
the mantle is a hot ocean of lava basically and on it floats a series of tectonic plates, on the surface of the plates is the crust. there is your answer hope it helps.
The crust is only what of earths thickness?
half of earths layer
What forms the elevated part of the earths crust?
continental crust
The layer of the earths crust that is not covered by ocean water is called what?
continental crust
What is the general composition of earths continental crust?
Water
How thick is the earths continental crust?
The continental crust is about 25 to 70 kilometers thick. The average is about 50 kilometers.
Is the continental crust the land you walk on?
well, to be technical the earths crust is really on the inner outside
The earths crust is made of rock sections called?
Continental plates.
What is not one of the eight common elements in earths continental crust?
Carbon
Which portion of earths crust is more dense. oceanic or continental?
Oceanic
What do scientists believe that is happening to the segments of earths crust?
it has been washed into the oceans as the continental crust has eroded.
Compared to earths continental crust earths oceanic crust is?
Earth's oceanic crust is thinner, denser, and younger than Earth's continental crust. It is primarily composed of basaltic rock, whereas continental crust is made up of less dense granitic rock. Oceanic crust is constantly being formed at mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at subduction zones.
Which movement of the Earths crust implies that the continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust?
Plate tectonic movement and subduction zones.
What composition is earths crust?
oceanic crust is made of basalt while continental crust is made of silica rich rocks like granite.
