4.5k views
1 vote
Continental crust is made up of _____________________ and it is _______________ compared to oceanic plates.

1 Answer

2 votes

Answer:

Continental crust is made of Silicon and aluminium light weight plates as compared to Magnesium and iron in oceanic that are heavy elements.

Step-by-step explanation:

Oceanic crust is divided into three layers as

1. Semi consolidated sediments

2. Crystalline Basalt

3. Course grained Ultramafic igneous rock

Most of the oceanic floor is dotted by mid oceanic ridges and volcanic vents

User Renaud Bompuis
by
5.7k points