Continental Crust ____

question 53

Multiple Choice

Continental crust ____.

• A)is much thinner under mountain ranges than it is in the adjacent areas
• B)is much thicker than average beneath the Rift Valleys of Africa
• C)is usually described as "granitic"
• D)consists of gabbro and basalt
• E)is thinner than oceanic crust

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Definitions:

Compounded Semiannually

This process involves the interest being calculated and added to the principal sum twice a year, leading to interest on interest.

Compound Interest

Interest determined on the original amount of a deposit or loan, incorporating all the earned interest from past periods as well.

Compounded Semiannually

A method of calculating interest where the interest is added to the principal twice a year, leading to interest earned on interest.

Compounded Annually

This refers to the process of calculating interest on an investment or loan on a yearly basis, where interest from one year is added to the principal for calculation of interest in the next year.