GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -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.

Detailed explanation-2: -The crust is made of solid rocks and minerals. Beneath the crust is the mantle, which is also mostly solid rocks and minerals, but punctuated by malleable areas of semi-solid magma.

Detailed explanation-3: -The continental crust is the layer of granitic, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores (continental shelves).

Detailed explanation-4: -In addition, there are two types of plates: oceanic and continental. Oceanic plates are plates that lie primarily under the ocean. Continental plates are those containing continents.

Detailed explanation-5: -The continental crust is the outermost layer of the earth’s lithosphere. It forms the landmasses, that is, the continental shelves and the continents on Earth. The continental crust is developed near the subduction zones at the boundaries between the oceanic and continental tectonic plates.