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Archimedes's principle is a useful tool to model the depth to which continents sink into the...
Advanced 20. Archimedes's principle is a useful tool to model the depth to which continents sink into the mantle rock. Consider a continental crust of average density pcc shown in Figure 1-17. The continental crust sinks a distance d into the mantle rock, with density at its top strata of p Surrounding the continent are oceans of average density po-1030 kg/m3 and depth ho Beneath the ocean is the oceanic crust of thickness hoe which has a density sufficiently different...