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continental crust, the outermost layer of Earth ’s lithosphere that makes up the planet ’s continents and continental shelves and is formed near subduction zones at plate boundaries between continental and oceanic tectonic plates. The continental crust forms nearly all of Earth’s land surface.
Continental crust is the layer of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks that forms the geological continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves.
The continental crust is the outermost layer of the Earth's lithosphere that forms the continents and areas of shallow seabed near their shores, called continental shelves. It is made up of various types of rocks—igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic—that give structure to the continents.
Continental crust is the less dense, and thicker layer of Earth's crust. It makes up all of the Earth's continents and extends into shallow regions of oceans as continental...
Earth’s crust is divided into two types: oceanic crust and continental crust. The transition zone between these two types of crust is sometimes called the Conrad discontinuity. Silicates (mostly compounds made of silicon and oxygen) are the most abundant rocks and minerals in both oceanic and continental crust. Oceanic Crust
Definition. The continental crust is typically defined as that portion of the outer rocky layer of the Earth that extends vertically from the surface (subaerial or submarine) to the Mohorovicic discontinuity (or Moho) and laterally to the slope break on continental shelves (Cogley 1984).
Continental crust is defined as having higher concentrations of very light elements like K, Na, and Ca, and is the lowest density rocky layer of Earth. Its average composition is similar to granite.
Continental crust is the thick part of the Earth's crust that forms the continents and is composed primarily of granitic rocks. It is generally older and less dense than oceanic crust, playing a crucial role in shaping the Earth's surface and influencing geological processes.
Continental crust is that portion of the Earth’s crust composed mainly of low-density siliceous (granitoid) rocks. It represents about 70% (volume) and 40% (surface) of whole Earth crust and underlies most of emerged land.
Continental crust, bound vertically by the surface and (traditionally) the Moho and laterally by the extent of the continental shelves, is the most prominent manifestation of silicate differentiation of the Earth. This differentiation is imparted by the solid–liquid segregation on a planet with sufficient gravity.