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Well, the Earth, like many other planets, is a ball of mostly molten metals & other minerals hurling through space. As these materials cooled & congealed, lighter ones on top, a crust was formed. Like ice on a river, there are thicker & thinner places. It can crack & break, due to movement underneath, allowing the liquid that supports it to come to the surface & harden. Enough movement can cause it to pile up in places, though over a large area, it's still relatively flat. Except for the spin induced equatorial bulge, the Earth is as round & smooth as a marble. Look at the moon - who's gravitational attraction causes the crust to rise & fall in it's passing - you don't see those jagged peaks sticking out anywhere, do you?
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Are most plate boundaries on continents or in ocean basins?
Most plate boundaries are located in ocean basins rather than on continents. This is because oceanic plates are denser than continental plates, leading to subduction zones and mid-ocean ridges where most of the plate boundaries are found in the oceans.
Surface land area of the Earth's crust including continents and ocean basins?
Your question makes no sense, an ocean basin is an OCEAN not land area and therefore including it is impossible.
In which layer of the Earth is the ocean floor?
The crust contains the ocean floor and also the continents on Earth.
What are the two major regions of land under the water?
The two major regions of land under the water are the continental shelf, which is the relatively shallow area surrounding continents, and the ocean basins, which are deeper areas beyond the continental shelf that make up most of the ocean floor.
What is older the continents or the ocean floor?
On average, continents are older than ocean basins. Due to the action of plate tectonics, ocean crust is being formed and destroyed continuously. The oldest oceanic crust is about 200 million years old, whereas continents, which are less dense than oceanic crust and tend not to be subducted into the mantle, can be more than 3,000 million years old in places.
Are most plates boundaries continents or in ocean basins?
In ocean basins
What part of earth is the continents and ocean basins?
crust
Are the continents and ocean basins located in the asthenosphere?
No, the continents and ocean basins are located on the lithosphere, which is the rigid outer layer of the Earth. The asthenosphere is a semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere.
what are the two divisions of earth's surface?
Ocean basins and continents
In which layer do you see mountains and ocean basins?
Mountains and ocean basins are typically found in the Earth's lithosphere, which is the outermost layer of the Earth. Mountains are formed through tectonic processes like plate collisions, while ocean basins are created through processes like seafloor spreading.
What are the two principal division of earth's surface?
Ocean basins and continents
What are the two principal divisions of Earth's surface?
Ocean basins and continents
Are most plate boundaries on continents or in ocean basins?
Most plate boundaries are located in ocean basins rather than on continents. This is because oceanic plates are denser than continental plates, leading to subduction zones and mid-ocean ridges where most of the plate boundaries are found in the oceans.
What process is responsible for moving rock materials from the continents into the ocean basins?
Erosion.
Why are continents older than ocean basins?
well continets were created by god
Are the ocean basins in the southern hemisphere influenced by wind belts?
Yes. Wind Belts, The Coriolis Effect, and the Position of the Continents all influence the ocean basins patterns
Does the earths crust extend deeper below the continents or below the ocean basins?
Earths crust extend deeper below the continents than below the oceans basins (or at least this is what I think).
