continental crust is basically ________ whereas oceanic crust is basically ________
The crust is composed of two basic rock types granite and basalt. The continental crust is composed mostly of granite. The oceanic crust consists of a volcanic lava rock called basalt.Basaltic rocks of the ocean plates are much denser and heavier than the granitic rock of the continental plates.arth's rocky surface is divided into two types: oceanic crust, with a thin dense crust about 10 km thick, and continental crust, with a thick light crust about 40 km thick.