Continental crust is formed by______ .

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Continental crust is formed by partial melting of mantle rocks, which produces magma that rises to the surface and solidifies to create new crust. This process occurs mainly at divergent plate boundaries, where oceanic crust is pulled apart and magma rises to fill the gap. It can also occur at hot spots, where plumes of hot mantle material can rise and melt the continental crust. However, hot spot volcanism is not the main process responsible for continental crust formation. Subduction zones, where oceanic crust is melted and differentiated, mainly form volcanic island arcs rather than continental crust. The original planetary accretion did lead to the formation of the earth's other layers, but not specifically continental crust. Recycling of material in giant lava lakes is not a known process for continental crust formation.

Continental Crust Is Formed By______