The continental and oceanic plates are primarily igneous rock. The continental crust is granitic and the oceanic crust is basaltic.
Basalt is the iron-rich volcanic rock that makes up much of the ocean floor. It forms from the cooling and solidification of magma that erupts through underwater volcanic activity, such as mid-ocean ridges. Basalt is a key component of Earth's oceanic crust.
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A lot of shells of marine organisms wind up on the ocean floor. Bones do not last on the ocean floor, they get eaten. But shells can last.
The floor of the ocean is called the seabed or ocean floor. It is made up of different features such as abyssal plains, trenches, ridges, and volcanoes.
No. Silica is a compound found in many rocks. The rock that makes up the bulk of the continents is granite, which does contain quartz which is a form of silica.
They do touch the ocean floor. they're like a giant mound, and the beaches flow into the water.
Convergence supports the theory of seafloor spreading. Samples of the deep ocean floor are evidence of seafloor spreading because the basaltic oceanic crust and overlapping sediment become younger as the mid-ocean ridge is approached. Also, the rock that makes up the floor of the ocean is younger than the continents.
The plates on the top of the upper mantle are referred to as the lithosphere, which slides on the asthenosphere.well the mantle causes the continents to move on the ocean floor and sand it makes it slideyea know the crustti is i dont ge ehttt
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The plates on the top of the upper mantle are referred to as the lithosphere, which slides on the asthenosphere.well the mantle causes the continents to move on the ocean floor and sand it makes it slideyea know the crustti is i dont ge ehttt
The continental plate, which is made of granite rock, makes up the continents.
The plates on the top of the upper mantle are referred to as the lithosphere, which slides on the asthenosphere.well the mantle causes the continents to move on the ocean floor and sand it makes it slideyea know the crustti is i dont ge ehttt
Basalt is the iron-rich volcanic rock that makes up much of the ocean floor. It forms from the cooling and solidification of magma that erupts through underwater volcanic activity, such as mid-ocean ridges. Basalt is a key component of Earth's oceanic crust.
Convergence supports the theory of seafloor spreading. Samples of the deep ocean floor are evidence of seafloor spreading because the basaltic oceanic crust and overlapping sediment become younger as the mid-ocean ridge is approached. Also, the rock that makes up the floor of the ocean is younger than the continents.
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Most of the ocean floor is made up of ocean plains.
The ocean floor is not smooth.The ocean floor is made up of rocks, ledges and ditches.