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Where is the crust thicker - under the continental shelf or under the oceans?
The crust is typically thicker under the continental shelf compared to under the oceans. This is because the continental crust is made of lighter granite rocks which are less dense than the basaltic rocks of the oceanic crust, resulting in thicker continental crust.
How wide is the crust?
The Earth's crust can vary in thickness, but on average it is about 5-70 kilometers (3-44 miles) thick. However, it can be much thicker under mountain ranges and thinner under the ocean floor.
Why is the crust thicker beneath continental mountain rangers than it is under flat-lying stretches of landscape?
The crust beneath continental mountain ranges is thicker due to the compression and uplift forces generated by the collision of tectonic plates. This compression causes the crust to thicken and accumulate material through processes like mountain building and crustal thickening. In contrast, flat-lying stretches of landscape typically experience less compression and deformation, leading to thinner crust in those areas.
Where is the crust the thickest on plate?
The crust is thickest on oceanic plates where the crust is typically around 5-10 km thick under the oceans. In contrast, continental crust is generally thicker, around 30-50 km thick, with some mountain ranges having crust that can be even thicker.
Thickness of the continental crust?
40 to 70 km thick
Where is the crust thicker under the sea bed or where there is a mountain range?
It is the thickest under mountains ranges.
Where do you think the crust will be thicker under the bed sea or where there is a mountain range?
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Does anything make the earth's crust appear to be thicker?
The crust under the ocean floor is thinner than the crust under mountain....if thats what your asking....hope it helped!
Is the Earth's crust thicker under the oceans or the continents?
Earth's crust is far thicker under the continents.
Is the earth crust thicker under the continent or the ocean?
Earth's crust is far thicker under the continents.
Where is the crust thicker - under the continental shelf or under the oceans?
The crust is typically thicker under the continental shelf compared to under the oceans. This is because the continental crust is made of lighter granite rocks which are less dense than the basaltic rocks of the oceanic crust, resulting in thicker continental crust.
How wide is the crust?
The Earth's crust can vary in thickness, but on average it is about 5-70 kilometers (3-44 miles) thick. However, it can be much thicker under mountain ranges and thinner under the ocean floor.
Is the earth's crust thicker under the mountains or under the ocean?
mountains
Is the earth's crust thicker under the ocean?
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
Why is the crust thicker beneath continental mountain rangers than it is under flat-lying stretches of landscape?
The crust beneath continental mountain ranges is thicker due to the compression and uplift forces generated by the collision of tectonic plates. This compression causes the crust to thicken and accumulate material through processes like mountain building and crustal thickening. In contrast, flat-lying stretches of landscape typically experience less compression and deformation, leading to thinner crust in those areas.
Where is the crust the thickest on plate?
The crust is thickest on oceanic plates where the crust is typically around 5-10 km thick under the oceans. In contrast, continental crust is generally thicker, around 30-50 km thick, with some mountain ranges having crust that can be even thicker.
Crust is thinnest under high mountain?
Yes, the crust is thinnest under high mountains.
