Question

An area where the earth's crust would be expected to be thin would be _____.

under the Pacific Ocean
in the Rocky Mountains
under the Mississippi River
in the plains region of the Midwestern U.S.

Answer 1

Withing the body of text this question was provided for, you should be able to find the passage, "The oceanic crust is thinner and denser than the continental crust."

Answer: Under The Pacific Ocean

Answer 2

The answer is: [A]: under the Pacific crust .
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Oceanic crust is denser and THINNER than continental crust.
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