ESS
Grade-10
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Question

Continental crust consists of ___________.

  1. Rocks
  2. Soil only
  3. Silica only
  4. Iron only

hintHint:

Rocks.

The correct answer is: Rocks


    The geological continents and the shallow seabed areas near their shores, referred to continental shelves are formed by a large of volcanic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks known as continental crust.

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