Continental Crust Is Very Buoyant Compared with Oceanic Crust Because

question 79

Multiple Choice

Continental crust is very buoyant compared with oceanic crust because continental crust is

• A)predominantly composed of basaltic rock that contains many air bubbles from successive lava flows.
• B)predominantly composed of granitic rocks, whereas oceanic crust is composed of basaltic rocks.
• C)thinner than the oceanic crust, forming a thin upper skin on the oceanic crust below.
• D)very young and fresh.

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Vertices

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Asymptotes

Lines that a graph approaches but never reaches, often defining the boundary of its behavior.

Vertices

The corner points where two or more edges meet in a geometric shape or figure; singular form is "vertex."

Ellipse

A plane curve encircling two centers where the total distance from any point on the curve to the two centers remains unchanged.