Question

Oceanic crust sinks beneath continental crust, because it is ____ dense.

Answer 1

Oceanic crust forms from hot magma rising to Earth's surface at divergent plate boundaries... ... Ocean water can be trapped in ocean crust, contributing to its density. Because ocean crust is more dense than continental crust, it will sink beneath continents if tectonic forces push the oceanic crust into the continent.

So the answer would be less, I think.

Answer 2

heat

Step-by-step explanation:

under the continental crust is heat