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babymother [125]
3 years ago
5

Why are continents higher than oceanic crust?

Geography
1 answer:
Natalka [10]3 years ago
3 0

that's the same as asking why mountains are higher than the continents. continents are basically really low mountains that have risen from the oceanic crust

hope this helps friend


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