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Compared to Oceanic crust, Continental crust is
Thicker and less dense
The mantle
Convection currents
Lithosphere
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is more dense than continental crust
Seismic Waves
Seismic waves and Volcanoes
Increases
The main evidence we use to tell us about the layers of the Earth comes from...
Thicker and less dense
The mantle
Convection currents
Lithosphere
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is more dense than continental crust
Seismic Waves
Seismic waves and Volcanoes
Increases
This rigid layer is composed of the crust and upper mantle
Thicker and less dense
The mantle
Convection currents
Lithosphere
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is more dense than continental crust
Seismic Waves
Seismic waves and Volcanoes
Increases
Why does the ocean crust go underneath the continental crust
Thicker and less dense
The mantle
Convection currents
Lithosphere
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is more dense than continental crust
Seismic Waves
Seismic waves and Volcanoes
Increases
The density of the materials making up the layers as you go down into the Earth
Thicker and less dense
The mantle
Convection currents
Lithosphere
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is more dense than continental crust
Seismic Waves
Seismic waves and Volcanoes
Increases
This movement causes magma to rise and sink, moving the tectonic plates around the Earth
Thicker and less dense
The mantle
Convection currents
Lithosphere
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is more dense than continental crust
Seismic Waves
Seismic waves and Volcanoes
Increases
This is the thickest layer of the Earth and has three sub layers
Thicker and less dense
The mantle
Convection currents
Lithosphere
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is more dense than continental crust
Seismic Waves
Seismic waves and Volcanoes
Increases
What do scientist study to determine what the inside of the Earth is like
Thicker and less dense
The mantle
Convection currents
Lithosphere
Ocean crust is made of basalt which is more dense than continental crust
Seismic Waves
Seismic waves and Volcanoes
Increases
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