According to the Concept of ____, Lighter Less Dense Continental

question 47

Multiple Choice

According to the concept of ____, lighter less dense continental crust "floats" higher on the mantle than denser oceanic crust.

• A) delamination
• B) gravitational collapse
• C) geosynclines
• D) block faulting
• E) isostacy

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