Felsic rocks like granite_______ .
A) make up most of the ocean floor and volcanic island chains
B) are major constituents of the continental crust
C) are extremely rare on Earth but abundant on the Moon
D) form mainly in volcanic island chains

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Felsic rocks, such as granite, are indeed major constituents of the continental crust due to their high silica content, which differentiates them from the mafic rocks found more commonly in the oceanic crust and volcanic island chains.

Felsic Rocks Like Granite_______