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7nadin3 [17]
3 years ago
7

Why is the ocean across heavier than the continental crust

Geography
1 answer:
Snezhnost [94]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:

As pressure and temperature increase with depth, the rocks melt, and denser material within the descending oceanic plate continues to sink downward while less-concentrated silica-rich material forms granulites that adhere to the bottom of the continental plate and add to its mass.

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