1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
ELEN [110]
4 years ago
15

How is oceanic crust different from continental crust?

Geography
2 answers:
saveliy_v [14]4 years ago
5 0

Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust. Continental crust is more buoyant. :)

Kruka [31]4 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Oceanic crust is thinner and more likely to sink.

Explanation:

i took a quiz

You might be interested in
What is the relation between geography and ice ages?
julsineya [31]
The Ice Ages shaped and sculpted the face of the Earth.  Continents that were once connected by land bridges had shifted and separated during the Ice Ages.  Therefore without the Ice Ages, Earth would look significantly different, and some of the natural beauties like Niagra Falls would not exist.    
6 0
4 years ago
Identifying Cause and Effect Create a flow chart that shows the geologic events
Tom [10]

Answer:

Particulates/debris were ejected from the volcano far into the atmosphere of the Earth.  Global air travel was greatly disrupted.

Explanation:

Fine particulates and jet engines are not great friends.  The fine particulate matter ejected into the atmosphere disrupted air travel, most, between North America and Europe.  The particulate matter could easily damage any jet engine should a plane attempt to fly through airspace affected by the eruption.

8 0
3 years ago
How did governments and international organizations cut down on the number of opium farms?
diamong [38]
The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "Governments did not get involved – and allowed farmers to grow whatever they pleased." Governments and international organizations cut down on the number of opium farms is that governments did not get involved – and allowed farmers to grow whatever they pleased<span>
</span>
3 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
Which statement is not correct with respect to the formation of a tornado?
sashaice [31]

Answer:

A

Explanation:

A thunderstorm only occurs in cumulonimbus cloud.

A change in the wind direction and high speed winds at high altitudes makes the air to swirl around horizontally .

The air which rises from the ground tries to push up the air which is swirling  around and tips it over.

The funnel of the air starts sucking up more warm air from the ground.

The funnel grows longer and longer and stretches to reach the ground  and

when the funnel reaches the surface it becomes a tornado.

5 0
3 years ago
Today the Atlantic Ocean is about 5,700 km wide at the latitude of Boston. At one time, however, there was no Atlantic Ocean bec
Ede4ka [16]

Answer:

5700 / 18,500,00,00 = 30.8 mm/yr;  or 30.8 km/Myr

Explanation:

  • North America and the African plates moved away from each other due to the spreading of the Atlantic ocean and the opening of the mid-Atlantic ridge. That develops a diversion motion and separated the plateau in the west and eastern direction. This also leads to the splitting of the south American plate away from the African continent.
6 0
3 years ago
Other questions:
  • Is the surface of a moon is impacted by meteroits at a constant rate, the density, or quantity per unit of area, of impact crate
    6·2 answers
  • Water molecules speed up and charge from a liquid to a gas during what
    8·2 answers
  • 15 points:
    7·1 answer
  • Can someone explain hte carbon cycle in steps?
    14·1 answer
  • How do you think earthquake depth is related to the<br> distance from an ocean trench?
    15·1 answer
  • Analyze the map below and answer the question that follows.
    6·1 answer
  • . What is the absolute location of Svalbard?​
    9·1 answer
  • ​geographically, many americans have been moving to small cities located beyond congested metropolitan​ areas, such as​ minot, n
    10·1 answer
  • Which of the following examples best represents a geographic study at a small scale?
    14·2 answers
  • What are the causes of climate change
    7·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!