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Question 18 (1 point)

Overall, sedimentary rocks comprising most of the oceanic crust tend to be much
older than plateaus of rocks found far away from volcanic activity in the center of
continents.
True
False

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Answer:

False

Step-by-step explanation:

Plateaus of rocks found far away from volcanic activity in the center of continents are called continental crust and sedimentary rocks consist of most of the oceanic crust is called the oceanic crust.

Continental crust is always older than oceanic crust because the process of subduction rarely occurs in continental crust that destroys and recycles the crust.

Hence, the given statement is "false".

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