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Composed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
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∙ 7y agoThe continental crust is up to 70 km thick.
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Composed mostly of granite
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∙ 8y agoComposed mostly of granite, the continental crust is the layer of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks which forms the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves
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Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust?
Continental crust A+
What is the continental crust of the earth?
what is the continental crust
This layer of the crust is made of granite?
continental crust
Which is thicker continental crust oceanic crust?
Continental crust is the thicker of the two: it extends far beneath and above the Oceanic crust.
What layer of crust averages 25 miles in thickness?
Continental crust.
Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust?
Continental crust A+
What is the continental crust of the earth?
what is the continental crust
This layer of the crust is made of granite?
continental crust
Which is thicker continental crust oceanic crust?
Continental crust is the thicker of the two: it extends far beneath and above the Oceanic crust.
What layer of crust averages 25 miles in thickness?
Continental crust.
Which type of crust is thicker oceanic crust or continental crust?
I think it is the continental 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.
Why is the ocean crust thinner than the continental crust?
It is not. The oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust!
What layer of the Earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called the crust?
continental crust
Is the continental crust thinner than the oceanic crust?
It is not. The oceanic crust is thinner than the continental crust!
Which is denser Oceanic Crust or Continental Crust?
The Oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust
