Oceanic and Contintental crust are different in composition as well as size and density
Continental- granitic/50-100km thick
Oceanic- basaltic/ up to 10km thick
Oceanic crust is more dense making it subduct under continental crust
Oceanic crust is significantly denser.
Oceanic and Continental crusts are alike because they both shift and move and grow. They differ by there rock types. Oceanic crust is made up of dense basalt while continental crust is made up of less dense granite.
Continental crust and continental crust are made of different types of rock. The rocks in the continental crust do not contain as many of the heavier elements as the ones in the oceanic crust do.
Continental crust is mostly composed out of granite, oceanic crust out of basalt.Continental crust is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
Both oceanic and continental crust are composed primarily of igneous rocks, but they have different overall compositions. Oceanic crust is primarily made up of basalt, which is a type of volcanic rock, while continental crust is predominantly composed of granite, a type of intrusive igneous rock. Additionally, continental crust is generally thicker and less dense than oceanic crust.
Oceanic Crust & Continental Crust
Oceanic crust is denser and thinner than continental crust. Oceanic crust is primarily made up of basalt rock, while continental crust is composed of lighter granite rock. Additionally, oceanic crust is constantly being created and destroyed through seafloor spreading and subduction processes, whereas continental crust is relatively stable.
the oceanic crust is thinner, generally5-8 killometers thick, and is made of basalt, but the continental crust is an average of 30 km and is made of granite
No, the oceanic crust is denser. That's why the land areas "float" so much higher than the ocean bedrock.
Oceanic crust sinking under a plate with continental crust
Convection in the mantle helps to recycle the oceaniccrust, not all of Earth's crust. There are two different parts to the crust. Oceanic and Continental. The Oceanic gets recycled, so when Scientists measure the age of the rocks, they're young.
Oceanic crust is mafic.
the oceanic crust is 0.
Oceanic crust is significantly denser.
The youngest parts of the Earth's crust are found in the oceanic crust. This crust is continuously being created at the mid-oceanic ridges.
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
oceanic crust