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The crust rides or floats on the mantle. :)
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Why does the continental crust float higher on the athenosphere than oceanic crust?
The continental crust is less dense
What characteristics of continental crust allow it to float higher on the mantle than oceanic cruast?
Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust.
What area of the earth's layers is made of huge slabs of rock that float on the mantle?
Crust
How is the density of ocean crust different that continental crust?
It's ... um, denser. The continents (largely SiAl, silicon-aluminium) essentially "float" on the denser SiMa (silicon-magneisum) layer.
What principal states the earth's crust and lithosphere float on the upper part of the mantle?
it is either the principle of isostasy or tectonics.
What do the plates on the Earth's crust float on?
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
What do the plates on the earth crust float on?
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
Why does the continental crust float higher on the athenosphere than oceanic crust?
The continental crust is less dense
What do the plates that form the earths crust float on?
There called tectonic plates, and they do not float on anything.
Why does the continental crust float higher on the mantle than on the oceanic crust?
the oceanic crust is more dense therefore it sinks lower than continental crust
What is the tectonic plates in earth's crust?
plates of the earth's crust that float on top of the molted mantle layer.
Why is the crust able to float and move on top of the mantle?
it is floating on it
Did larger continents broke through the oceanic crust?
No, they float on it.
What allows the crust of the earth to float?
Because it can and it's free.
What characteristics of continental crust allow it to float higher on the mantle than oceanic cruast?
Continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust.
Why does water float on Earth's surface?
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, it floats lower in earths mantle.
What does earths plates float on?
Earth is made up of: the inner core, the outer core, the mantle, and the crust. The crust of the earth, or the outer rocky layer, is divided between oceanic crust and continental crust. These crusts float atop the mantle, which is made up of very hot molten rock. All of the continents, including Australia, are constantly moving, or floating.
