Question

Tectonic plates are made of continental crust, oceanic crust, or a combination of the two. besides their locations, how else are these two kinds of crust different

Answer 1

The oceanic crust is made up of basalt while the continental crust is made up of granite. The oceanic crust is thinner while the continental crust is much thicker. The oceanic crust is denser than the continental crust. The continental crust has greater buoyancy than the oceanic crust.