UNIVERSE
PLANETARY INTERIORS
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thinner but denser
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thicker and denser
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thicker but less dense
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thinner and less dense
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Detailed explanation-1: -Oceanic crust is thinner than continental crust because its composition is denser. Because oceanic crust is denser, it will get subducted beneath continental crust during collisions of plates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Oceanic crust is denser than continental crust because it has a different composition. Oceanic crust is made of basalt, while continental crust is made of granite. Basalt is denser than granite.
Detailed explanation-3: -Oceanic crust is thicker and less dense than continental crust.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer. oceanic crust is thinner than continental crust as oceanic crust keeps regenerating. it forms at the oceanic ridges or other sources (divergent plate boundaries) and with time it spreads away from the place of origin and becomes thinner away from the place of origin.
Detailed explanation-5: -Oceanic crust is thinner and denser than continental crust.