Multiple Choice
The oceanic crust is composed almost entirely of ________ rocks that are underlain by ________ rocks, which makes up the lithospheric mantle.
A) felsic; sediments
B) intermediate; felsic
C) sedimentary; mafic
D) mafic; ultramafic
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