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What portion of the earths crust is more dense oceanic or contenintal?
Oceanic crust is more dense.
What is meant by continental crust and oceanic crust?
They are two different types of crust. Continental crust is heavier than Oceanic crust, so when the two collide, the Continental crust 'subducts' under the Oceanic Crust. 'Crust' referring to the tectonic plates, the surface of the Earth we stand on.
What is the polished surface of the earths crust?
slickensides
What do you call the thin outer layer of the earth's surface?
The Crust
Why are the oldest parts of the earth's crust found on continents?
The older peices of the Earths crust are significantly lighter than the newer peices, (i.e. oceanic plates / basalt) forcing them to the surface.
Would it be better to drill through the earths crust or the oceanic crust?
oceanic crust
Why does water float on Earth's surface?
Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust, it floats lower in earths mantle.
Compared to earths continental crust earths oceanic crust is?
thinner and denser
What portion of the earths crust is more dense oceanic or contenintal?
Oceanic crust is more dense.
Which portion of earths crust is more dense. oceanic or continental?
Oceanic
In earths crust What type of rock is found under the oceans?
Oceanic crust, new oceanic crust is produced by seafloor spreading.
What is the largest percent of oceanic crust?
The Pacific Ocean has the largest percentage of oceanic crust.
How much of Earth's surface covered by oceans?
about 70%
What are the 2 types of crust that cover the earth's surface?
Continental crust and Oceanic crust.
What is the top most layer of the earth's surface?
Soil is the topmost layer of the Earth's crust.
How thick is the earths oceanic crust?
one and a half miles thick
Where can you find minerals other than earths crust?
the oceanic plate
