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What are the two types of lithoperic crust?
The two types of lithospheric crust are continental crust, which is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust, and oceanic crust, which is thinner and more dense than continental crust.
Name the two types of lithospheric plates?
There are two types of lithosphere: the oceanic lithosphere and the continental lithosphere. The oceanic lithosphere exists in the ocean basins while the continental lithosphere exists in the continental crust.
Why do trenches form when oceanic crust meets continental crust?
Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense will continental crust is thicker and less dense.
Is the highest density rock mainly found in the continental crust?
No, the highest density rock is found in the oceanic crust. This is commonly enriched in higher density elements such as magnesium and iron (hence the rocks are described as Mafic) as opposed to the Felsic rocks of the continental crust which have higher proportions of the less dense elements such as silicon and oxygen.
What layer of the earth is composed of material of the highest density?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
What are two parts in lithospheric plates?
i believe it is the crust and upper mantle...
What are the two types of lithoperic crust?
The two types of lithospheric crust are continental crust, which is thicker and less dense than oceanic crust, and oceanic crust, which is thinner and more dense than continental crust.
Name the two types of lithospheric plates?
There are two types of lithosphere: the oceanic lithosphere and the continental lithosphere. The oceanic lithosphere exists in the ocean basins while the continental lithosphere exists in the continental crust.
Do lithospheric plates include both continental crust and oceanic crust?
Yes, lithospheric plates can include both continental and oceanic crust. These plates are composed of the rigid outer layer of Earth's surface, which consists of the upper part of the mantle and the crust. Continental crust is less dense and thicker than oceanic crust, but both can form part of lithospheric plates.
Why do trenches form when oceanic crust meets continental crust?
Oceanic crust is thinner and more dense will continental crust is thicker and less dense.
Is the highest density rock mainly found in the continental crust?
No, the highest density rock is found in the oceanic crust. This is commonly enriched in higher density elements such as magnesium and iron (hence the rocks are described as Mafic) as opposed to the Felsic rocks of the continental crust which have higher proportions of the less dense elements such as silicon and oxygen.
What can tectonic plates also be called instead of tectonic plates?
Tectonic plates are also "Continental Crust" and "Oceanic Crust". Also lithospheric plates.
What would be expected to result from a collision between a continental lithospheric plate and a oceanic lithospheric plate?
Typically the less dense continental plate would stay afloat while the denser oceanic plate would be submerged below. This can result in volcanic eruptions at the subduction zone due to oceanic crust undergoing increased pressure and temperatures as it descends below the continental crust.
What layer of the earth is composed of material of the highest density?
Oceanic crust is more dense than continental crust.
What is the 3 layers of litosphere?
The three layers of the lithosphere are the crust, the uppermost part which is divided into the continental and oceanic crust; the mantle, a semi-solid layer beneath the crust; and the rigid lithospheric plates that float on the semi-fluid asthenosphere below.
What part of a tectonic plate does a continent represent?
Continents are made up of the lithospheric plates, specifically the continental crust portion of a tectonic plate. The continental crust is thicker and less dense compared to oceanic crust, making up the land masses we recognize as continents.
What three of the 4 layers of this crust are igneous material?
The layers of Earth's crust that consist mostly of igneous material are the uppermost layer, the oceanic crust, and the lowermost layer, the lower continental crust and lithospheric mantle. These layers are primarily composed of igneous rocks formed from the cooling and solidification of molten rock.
