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The crust, is the surface of the Earth; therefore on the top.
The above is true, however it is slightly more complicated than this!
Crust is formed at mid ocean ridges where magma rises to the surface as tectonic plates move apart. It is also formed (perhaps counter-intuitively) at destructive plate margins where volcanism occurs and the lava adds to the overlying crust.
Oceanic sediments build up at the boundary of the continental crust as the oceanic slab scrapes against the overlying continental crust as it subducts (this is known as an accretionary prism).
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Is the continental crust a solid liquid or gas?
The oceanic crust itself is made of solid rock.
Compared to Earth's continental crust Earth's oceanic crust is?
thinner and denser
What do you call the thin outer layer of the earth's surface?
The Crust
What are the two crusts found on earth?
The earth's crust is comprised of the oceanic crust and the continental crust. Bread has the crunchy and the sofy crust.
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.
Where is the crust on earth?
In general the Earth's oceanic crust is thinner then the continental crust
Is the continental crust a solid liquid or gas?
The oceanic crust itself is made of solid rock.
Compared to Earth's continental crust Earth's oceanic crust is?
thinner and denser
What layer of the Earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called the crust?
The part of the Earth's crust that is not covered by ocean water is called the continental crust. It is thicker and less dense than the oceanic crust and primarily makes up the continents.
Is Earth's oceanic crust thicker or the continential crust?
the Continental crust is thicker
What is the state of matter in the earth's crust?
the state of matter for the earth's crust is continental and oceanic.
Which of Earth's layers form rigid and mobile tectonic plates?
The outer layers, the continental and oceanic crust.
What do you call the thin outer layer of the earth's surface?
The Crust
What are the two crusts found on earth?
The earth's crust is comprised of the oceanic crust and the continental crust. Bread has the crunchy and the sofy crust.
What are the 2 types of crust that cover the earth's surface?
The two types of crust that cover the Earth's surface are oceanic crust, which is thinner and denser, and continental crust, which is thicker and less dense. Oceanic crust is mainly composed of basalt, while continental crust is primarily composed of granite.
The layer of the earth crust that is not covered by ocean what is called what?
continental crust
What are the two types of crust on the earth?
There are two types of crust, and they are the oceanic crust and the continental crust. Oceanic crust is thinner yet more dense than continental crust, and continental crust is on average older than oceanic crust :)
