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The light colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust is what?
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Granite is the light-colored rock that makes up most of Earth's continental crust.
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What is the Light colored rock that makes up the continental crust?
Granite
What kind of rock makes up most of the continental crust?
Granite is one of the main rocks that makes up the continental crust.
What type of rock makes up the continental and oceanic crust?
basalt forms in oceanic crust granite forms in continental
What rock makes up the continental crust?
The continental crust is made up of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. These rocks form the continents and the continental shelves, areas of seabed close to the shore.
What main mineral makes up the continental crust?
granite
What is the Light colored rock that makes up the continental crust?
Granite
What rock is light colored makes up continental crust?
Granite
What is the light colored rock with a course texture which makes up most of the continental crust?
Granite
What is the light-colored rock that makes up most of the continental crust?
granite or rhyolite
What is it called when granite makes up the continental crust?
I think granite is continental crust
Which rock makes continental and oceanic crust?
Continental crust is made of granite. Oceanic crust is made of basalt.
Is continental crust is made of rocks such as granite?
There are many different ryes of rocks in continental crust. Granite is one of the rocks that makes up continental crust.
continental crust?
makes up the continent
What type of rock primarily makes up oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental: granite oceanic: basalt
What kind of rock makes up most of the continental crust?
Granite is one of the main rocks that makes up the continental crust.
What are four differences between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
1. The Oceanic crust is dense while the Continental crust is relatively lighter. 2. The Oceanic crust consists of Silicon and Magnessium, while the Continental crust has Silicon and Alluminium. 3. The Oceanic crust is thin, while the Continental crust is thick. 4. The Oceanic crust makes up the ocean floor, while the Continental crust carries the continents.
What type of rock makes up the continental and oceanic crust?
basalt forms in oceanic crust granite forms in continental
