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No. Tuff is not formed in the crust but on the surface. Tuff is a kind of rock formed from volvanic ash.
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What is continental and oceanic crust?
The continental crust is the land. The oceanic is under the ocean.
How does the age of oceanic crust compare to the age of continental crust?
Oceanic crust is generally much younger. New ocean crust is constantly being formed.
Where are oceanic crust and lithosphere formed?
At the mid-ocean ridges.
Oceanic crust is formed of how many layers?
3 layers A+
Where would the youngest crust on the Earth be found?
At oceanic spreading centres where new oceanic crust is being formed. Also at areas of recent volcanism.
What formed when lava cools and crystallizes on top of oceanic crust?
it becomes part of the oceanic crust
Is a new oceanic crust formed at a transform fault boundary?
No. New oceanic crust is formed at a divergent boundary. A convergent boundary neither creates nor destroys crust.
What is continental and oceanic crust?
The continental crust is the land. The oceanic is under the ocean.
How were the mountains on the west coast of North America formed?
The mountains on the west coast of North America, such as the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada, were mainly formed by the movement of tectonic plates. The collision of the Pacific Plate with the North American Plate caused compression and uplift, leading to the formation of the mountain ranges we see today. Additionally, volcanic activity played a significant role in shaping these mountain ranges over millions of years.
Is the crust formed or destroyed at the sliding boundary?
At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.
Is the crust formed or destroyed at a sliding boundary?
At convergent boundaries are boundaries the crust is destroyed by subduction of oceanic crust underneath continental crust or other oceanic crust.
How does the age of oceanic crust compare to the age of continental crust?
Oceanic crust is generally much younger. New ocean crust is constantly being formed.
How does trench formed?
They form when the oceanic crust goes under the Continental crust. The oceanic crust then forms the trenches through a process called subduction.
What is the difference between the thickness of the continetal crust and oceanic crust?
In technical terms, the oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust so when the continental crust and the oceanic crust meet the continental crust will sink under and the oceanic crust will slide over and a volcano will be formed as well as producing earthquakes in the process.
Where are oceanic crust and lithosphere formed?
At the mid-ocean ridges.
What is the new oceanic crust formed by?
Magma leaking in from the mantle.
Oceanic crust is formed of how many layers?
3 layers A+
