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Oceanic crust
-made up primarily of basalt
-4-5 kilometers deep
Continental crust
-made up of granite
-low density: allows it to "float" on the much higher density mantle below
-20-30 miles deep
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What are the two types of crust on the earth?
There are two types of crust, and they are the oceanic crust and the continental crust. Oceanic crust is thinner yet more dense than continental crust, and continental crust is on average older than oceanic crust :)
What are two types of deformation in earth's crust?
orogeny and epeirogeny
What two types of crust are involved at this type of convergent boundary?
The two types of Crust is the Continental Crust and the Oceanic Crust.
What two types of plates make up the earth?
The two main types of plates are continental plates and oceanic plates. Continental plates are larger, thicker and less dense compared to oceanic plates.
What types of crust can be found in the lithosphere?
There are two types of crust, there is the oceanic and the continental crust.
What are two main chemicals in the Earth's crust?
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What are the two types of crust that make up the outermost layer of the earth?
Continental Crust And Oceanic Crust.
What are the two types of crust on the earth?
There are two types of crust, and they are the oceanic crust and the continental crust. Oceanic crust is thinner yet more dense than continental crust, and continental crust is on average older than oceanic crust :)
What are two types of deformation in earth's crust?
orogeny and epeirogeny
What two types of deformation in Earth's crust?
orogeny and epeirogeny
What two types of crusts on earth are there?
The Earth's crust is broken up into a large pieces, which are called plates. Two types of plates are oceanic and continental
What two types of plates does convergent boundaries involve?
There are two types of crust on Earth: oceanic and continental. A convergent plate boundary can involve two plates of oceanic crust, two of continental crust, or one of each.
How many types of metamorphism occur in earth's crust?
Two types of metamorphism occur in earth's crust. One is when small volumes of rock come in contact with magma. And the other is when large amounts of the earth's crust are effected by heat and pressure
What are the two main groups of minerals in the Earth's crust?
Clay and Quartz!
What two types of crust are involved at this type of convergent boundary?
The two types of Crust is the Continental Crust and the Oceanic Crust.
What two types of layers make up the crust?
lithosphere and mesosphere i prob spell these wrong so look them up
What two types of plates make up the earth?
The two main types of plates are continental plates and oceanic plates. Continental plates are larger, thicker and less dense compared to oceanic plates.
