How do the continents float?

Question

rocks are denser than water? how do they float? is that why atlantis is gone??

Answer 1

its all depend on byoency force

Answer 2

( Not all wood floats on water .. )

The continents aren't floating .. They're resting on rock underneath .. If you can find a way to swim underneath the continents, be my guest, but make sure you let people know! You'd be famous ..

Answer 3

lawl. The continents that we are familiar with are on top of continental shelves which move around slightly.

Answer 4

Good one? I can't really tell if you're joking or not.

Answer 5

Continents do, in fact, float on the underlying mantle.  The reason that they float is that they are less dense than the mantle material.  This is the same reason that wood floats on water.