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Oceanic crust is created as magma rises to fill the gap between diverging tectonic plates and is consumed in subduction zones. It is geologically young, with a mean age of 60 Ma, and is thin, averaging 6.5 km in thickness. Oceanic crust consists almost exclusively of extrusive basalt and its intrusive equivalents.
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approximately 1.002 billion
Explanation:
the combined population of both north and south america is approximately 1.002 billion
Superposition is the geologic principle which explains why the bottom stratum in a section of rock is the oldest. The word literally means placing one thing on top of another where the lower strata are the older.
Volcanic eruptions and/or earthquakes caused by the shifting of tectonic plates
