oceanic crust.
The crust not under the ocean is called continental crust. It is thicker and less dense compared to oceanic crust and forms the landmasses on Earth's surface.
The Earth's crust is thinner than the ocean floor because the oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges where heat from the mantle creates new crust through volcanic activity. This process creates younger, hotter, and thinner crust in the ocean compared to the older and thicker continental crust.
Oceanic crust
Oceanic crust is the part of Earth's lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins.
younger
oceanic crust
The crust not under the ocean is called continental crust. It is thicker and less dense compared to oceanic crust and forms the landmasses on Earth's surface.
Ocean crust is denser
The Earth's crust is thinner than the ocean floor because the oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges where heat from the mantle creates new crust through volcanic activity. This process creates younger, hotter, and thinner crust in the ocean compared to the older and thicker continental crust.
Crust under the oceans is called oceanic crust.
it is basalt or oceonic crust
Oceanic crust
Oceanic Crust
Oceanic crust is part of the crust or lithosphere, depending on how you name the layers.
The ocean floor is mainly composed of basaltic crust known as oceanic crust. This crust is thinner and denser than continental crust and is formed through volcanic activity at mid-ocean ridges.
Oceanic crust is the part of Earth's lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins.
Oceanic crust is the part of Earth's lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins.