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The continental shelf is normally made out of continental crust, the oceanic crust begins at the base of the continental rise. However in most places the oceanic crust near the continental margins is covered by continental sediments (eroded form the continents) carried down onto the Oceanic planes by deep sea canyons running off the continental rises.
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∙ 14y agoNo, the oceanic crust begins at the Continental rise.
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∙ 12y agoThe oceanic crust begin at the continental rise
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∙ 12y agoThe oceanic crust is below the continental crust is above the oceanic crust
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∙ 10y agoNo. Oceanic crust and continental crust generally occur separatly. Oceanic crust is denser than continetal crust, so when the two collide, the oceanic crust plunges downward, into the mantle.
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What layer of crust averages 25 miles in thickness?
Continental crust.
Oceanic crust is what than continental crust?
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
What is continental and oceanic crust?
The continental crust is the land. The oceanic is under the ocean.
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.
Crust under the ocean is called?
Crust under the oceans is called oceanic crust.
What does the oceanic crust begin at?
It begins at the continental rise.
What is the name of ocean crust?
oceanic 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.
What is oceanic-oceanic subduction?
Oceanic crust sinking under a plate with continental crust
What does it mean if the oceanic crust 0?
the oceanic crust is 0.
Is the oceanic crust felsic or mafic?
Oceanic crust is mafic.
What crust is more dense oceanic or continental crust?
Oceanic crust is significantly denser.
Where are the youngest portion of Earth's crust found?
The youngest parts of the Earth's crust are found in the oceanic crust. This crust is continuously being created at the mid-oceanic ridges.
What layer of crust averages 25 miles in thickness?
Continental crust.
Would it be better to drill through the earths crust or the oceanic crust?
oceanic crust
Oceanic crust is what than continental crust?
Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.
What is older the oceanic crust or the continental crust?
Continental crust is far older than oceanic crust.
