Multiple Choice
Continental crust ____.
A) is much thinner under mountain ranges than it is in the adjacent areas
B) is much thicker than average beneath the Rift Valleys of Africa
C) is usually described as "granitic"
D) consists of gabbro and basalt
E) is thinner than oceanic crust
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