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Compare and contrast continental and oceanic crust.

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Answer:

Continental crust is the outer layer of the Earth's lithosphere, oceanic crust is the uppermost portion of an oceanic tectonic plate.

Step-by-step explanation:

While the oceanic crust makes up the ocean floors and such, the continental crust makes up the continents and outermost layers of the Earth's crust. But they are both the outermost parts of the Earth's lithosphere.

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