True or false: oceanic crust is denser then continental crust because it is comprised of silica.

Biology

2 answers:

liubo4ka [24]4 years ago

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Yes oceanic crust is denser than continental

Feliz [49]4 years ago

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Because continental crust is less dense than oceanic crust it floats higher on the mantle, just like a piece of Styrofoam floats higher on water than a piece of wood does. The mantle, oceanic crust and continental crust have different densities because they are made of different kinds of rock with different densities. <u>TRUE</u>

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