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Crust under the oceans is called oceanic crust.
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What is the crust beneath the ocean called?
Oceanic Crust
The lower boundary of earth's crust is called what?
The lowest spots in the Earth's crust are found in the Mariana's Trench. It is located in the floor of the western North Pacific Ocean
What layer of the Earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called the crust?
continental crust
What layer of the Earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called the?
continental crust
What is the layer of the earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called?
continental crust
What is the name of the crust not under the ocean?
it is actually called continental crust
You are in the crust but only 5 km below the surface what are you under?
you are under the ocean
What kind of crust is found under the ocean?
oceanic crust
How does a deep-ocean trench form?
They form when the oceanic crust goes under the Continental crust. The oceanic crust then forms the trenches through a process called subduction.
What happens when a plate carrying ocean crust collides with a plate carrying continental crust?
The contiental cdrust is forced under the continental crust in a process called subduction.
What is the crust beneath the ocean called?
Oceanic Crust
Is the earth crust thicker under the continent or the ocean?
Earth's crust is far thicker under the continents.
The lower boundary of earth's crust is called what?
The lowest spots in the Earth's crust are found in the Mariana's Trench. It is located in the floor of the western North Pacific Ocean
Is the earth's crust thicker under the ocean?
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
The layer of the earth crust that is not covered by ocean what is called what?
continental crust
What layer of the Earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called the crust?
continental crust
Is the earth's crust thicker under the mountains or under the ocean?
mountains
