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What is the term for the increase in temperature with depth in the Earth?
The term for the increase in temperature with depth in the Earth is called geothermal gradient. This gradient is typically around 25-30°C per kilometer in the Earth's crust.
Where is geothermal located?
geothermal starts at the outer edge of the earth's crust and gets hotter the deeper you go. The gradual increase in the temperature as the depth increases is called the geothermal gradient. As you proceed through the crust the gradient is gradual. When you break through the upper mantle the temps then rise almost exponentially.
Compared to earths continental crust earths oceanic crust is?
Earth's oceanic crust is thinner, denser, and younger than Earth's continental crust. It is primarily composed of basaltic rock, whereas continental crust is made up of less dense granitic rock. Oceanic crust is constantly being formed at mid-ocean ridges and destroyed at subduction zones.
What is the geothermal gradient on average?
The average geothermal gradient is around 25 to 30 degrees Celsius per kilometer of depth in the Earth's crust. This means that the temperature increases by this amount for every kilometer you descend into the Earth.
What is the name of the earths thinnest layer?
The crust, more specifically the lithosphere.
Would it be better to drill through the earths crust or the oceanic crust?
oceanic crust
Why is the geothermal gradient lower than average in subduction zonegeology?
because the oceanic crust lithospher descend into the mantle at the subduction zone .it will be taken to increasing higher temperature as it get deeper
Which portion of earths crust is more dense. oceanic or continental?
Oceanic
In earths crust What type of rock is found under the oceans?
Oceanic crust, new oceanic crust is produced by seafloor spreading.
What is the geothermal gradient in the Earth's continental crust?
The geothermal gradient in the Earth's continental crust typically ranges from about 20 to 30°C per kilometer depth. This means the temperature increases by 20-30°C for every kilometer you go deeper into the Earth's continental crust.
Energy drawn from heated water within earths crust is called?
Geothermal energy is from heated water within the earth's crust.
What happens when a plate of oceanic crust collides with a plate of oceanic crust?
The oceanic plate is made of denser (and thinner) rock than the continental crust, so the oceanic plate gets subducted (pushed underneath) where it descends and gets melted by geothermal heat.
How do humans use geothermal energy?
people dont use geothermal it is in the earths crust so people dont use geothermal
What portion of the earths crust is more dense oceanic or contenintal?
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust. Oceanic crust has a density of about 3 g/cm^3, while continental crust has a lower density of about 2.7 g/cm^3.
What is the term for the increase in temperature with depth in the Earth?
The term for the increase in temperature with depth in the Earth is called geothermal gradient. This gradient is typically around 25-30°C per kilometer in the Earth's crust.
Where can you find minerals other than earths crust?
the oceanic plate
How thick is the earths oceanic crust?
one and a half miles thick
