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Continental crust is the thicker of the two: it extends far beneath and above the Oceanic crust.
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Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust?
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What type of crust is thicker Continental or Oceanic?
continental crust
Is earth's continental crust thicker or thinner than the oceanic crust?
On average, it is much thicker than oceanic crust.
Compare and contrast oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental crust is much thicker than oceanic crust. However, continental crust is denser and will therefore sink in subduction zones.
Which type of crust is thicker oceanic crust or continental crust?
I think it is the continental crust
Which is thicker continental crust or oceanic crust?
Continental crust A+
What type of crust is thicker Continental or Oceanic?
continental crust
Is Earth's oceanic crust thicker or the continential crust?
the Continental crust is thicker
Does the continental or the oceanic crust extend farther into the mantle?
The continental crust because it is thicker than the oceanic crust
Is earth's continental crust thicker or thinner than the oceanic crust?
On average, it is much thicker than oceanic crust.
What is difference of the continental crust and the oceanic crust?
Continental crust is thicker but less dense, and oceanic crust is thinner but more dense, making it heavier.
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 is the thickest the continental or oceanic?
i believe the continental(granatic)crust is thicker than oceanic(basaltic)crust but i could be wrong
Compare and contrast oceanic crust and continental crust?
Continental crust is much thicker than oceanic crust. However, continental crust is denser and will therefore sink in subduction zones.
Which type of crust is thicker oceanic crust or continental crust?
I think it is the continental crust
Oceanic crust is lighter than the continental crust?
No, the oceanic crust is denser. That's why the land areas "float" so much higher than the ocean bedrock.
What are the three differences between oceanic and Continental crust?
CONTINENTAL CRUST is 35km of thickness and oceanic is 7 km. i hope that helped
