If new plate material is being created at divergent plate boundaries, is the Earth growing larger? Explain why or why not

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: No. The Earth is remaining the same size because although new plate material is being created, old plate material is being destroyed at convergent boundaries.

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What will be an ideal response?

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