The weight of the ocean floor bearing down on the
Chapter 21, Problem 34(choose chapter or problem)
The weight of the ocean floor bearing down on the lithosphereis increased by the weight of ocean water. Relativeto the weight of the 10-km-thick basaltic ocean crust(density 3 g/cm3), how much weight does a 3-km-deepocean (density 1 g/cm3) contribute? Express your answeras a percentage of the crusts weight.
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