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Of the Earth's major plates, the following are composed of a majority of oceanic crust: Pacific, North American, African, Antarctic, Australian, and South American.
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What are two differences between the continental crust and oceanic crust?
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
What is the difference of continental crust and oceanic crust?
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
Why do oceanic plates subduct?
Bacause they are composed of material that is denser than that of the continental crust. As such ocernic crust is less bouyant than contiental crust and so where oceanic crust collides with continental crust, the oceanic srust tends to be forced beneath the continetal crust.
What are two differences between the oceanic crust and the continental crust?
The oceanic crust consists of heavier rock, mostly Basalt, so that if a oceanic plate collides with a continental plate the oceanic plate will be forced down below the continental plate, forming island arcs.continental plates are thicker than oceanic plates.
What do oceanic and continental crust have in common?
Both are composed of igneous rock.
How do Oceanic crust and Continental crust vary?
Oceanic crust is thin and composed mostly of dense basaltic rock.Continental crust is thick and composed mostly of light granitic rock.
Are tectonic plates composed of continental and oceanic crust?
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What are two differences between the continental crust and oceanic crust?
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
What are three differences between oceanic and continental crust?
Continental crust is mostly composed out of granite, oceanic crust out of basalt.Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
What are two difference between the continental crust and the oceanic?
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
What Lithosphere is made of?
The lithosphere is composed of oceanic crust (mostly basalt)
What the lithosphere made of?
The lithosphere is composed of oceanic crust (mostly basalt)
What is the lithosphere made of the?
The lithosphere is composed of oceanic crust (mostly basalt)
What are the tectonic plates large pieces of?
lithosphere
How many tectonic plates are composed of only continental crust?
none they all contain some oceanic crust
What is the difference of continental crust and oceanic crust?
Two differences are that the oceanic crust is more dense than continental, and continental crust is composed mostly of granite, while oceanic is mostly basalt
What is composed of oceanic continental crust and upper mantle?
That would be the lithosphere which is split into tectonic plates.
