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Grade-8
Easy
Question
Select the correct feature of continental crust.
- The density of continental crust is lower than that of oceanic crust.
- The continental crust is denser than the oceanic crust.
- The continental crust is made of basalt, and the oceanic crust is made of granite.
- Continental crust floats on the oceanic crust.
The correct answer is: The density of continental crust is lower than that of oceanic crust.
Continental crust is less dense than the oceanic crust.
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