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Earth ScienceFundamentals of Physical GeographyAn area of oceanic crust has a density of 3.0 grams per cubic centimeter and a thickness of 4 kilometers. The same size area of continental crust has a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter. How thick in kilometers would the continental crust have to be for its total mass to equal that of the oceanic crust?
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An area of oceanic crust has a density of 3.0 grams per cubic centimeter and a thickness of 4 kilometers. The same size area of continental crust has a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimeter. How thick in kilometers would the continental crust have to be for its total mass to equal that of the oceanic crust?

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James Petersen
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James Petersen
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ISBN: 9781133606536

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