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Describe the continental crust. NO LINKS NO FAKE ANSWERS I NEED THIS ASAP

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Answer:The continental crust is the outermost layer of earths atmosphere that makes the plate continents and continental shelves.

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The continental crust is the layer of granitic, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks which form the continents and the areas of shallow seabed close to their shores, known as continental shelves. It is less dense than the material of the Earth's mantle and thus "floats" on top of it.
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