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Is Earth's oceanic crust thicker or the continential crust?
the Continental crust is thicker
Why is the earths crust always moving?
Simple- Convection in the mantle causes mantle to slowly move, and it pushes against the crust. As it does this, the tectonic plates move.
Why is the crust of earth barley visible on scaled drawing's?
Because by actual measurement, the "crust" of the earth, in relation to the size of the earth, is just about as thick as the skin of the apple in relation to the rest of the apple.
Earth's crust is a thin layer made of?
Earth's crust is made of sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous rock. The continental crust is composed primarily of granitic rock and can be up to 45 miles thick. The oceanic crust is composed primarily of basaltic rock and can be up to 6 miles thick.
The outermost layer of the earth is called the mantle?
No. The outermost layer of the Earth is called the crust.
What makes a tectonic plate move what layer makes up this plate?
Tectonic plates are part of the Earth's crust. They move because they float on top of the Earth's mantle, which is a layer of hot liquid rock, and there are currents in the mantle which exert force on the crust.
What makes up tetonic plates?
Tectonic plates are made of the Earth's crust. The convection caused by the mantle makes them move.
What layers of earth makes up the lithosphere?
Crust and the upper mantle
How do scientists think the earth crust's move?
It moved because of tectonics plates. Even earthquakes can move the Earth's crust!
Which element makes up half of the earth's crust?
OxygenOxygen is about 46% of Earth's crust.
What causes the fault's that exist in Earth's crust?
I think that internal pressure caused by variations on temperature is the reason that makes the crust's rocks to move, thus causing earthquakes.
How far does the earth's crust move in one year?
It depends on the crust....
Why the crust move?
the earth's crust is made up of 7 rigid,irregularly shaped plates(slabs). these are called lithospheric plates. these plates move because of the molten magma under the earth's crust which move in a circular motion that's why the earth's crust moves and earthquakes occurs
When earthquake happen when these sections of earth crust move?
earthquakes happen when these sections of earths crust move
Why is the earth's crust in constant motion?
Convection currents of heat underneath the earth's crust in the mantle (magma) cause the tectonic plates of the earth's crust to move.
Is the Earth's crust is in motion?
Convection currents of heat underneath the earth's crust in the mantle (magma) cause the tectonic plates of the earth's crust to move.
Why is the Earth's crust in constant in motion?
Convection currents of heat underneath the earth's crust in the mantle (magma) cause the tectonic plates of the earth's crust to move.
