Areas of Earth’s sea floor can create new crust because ____.?
a. ?continental collisions raise mountains continuously higher
b. ?earthquakes consume new sea floor at transform zones
c. ?hot spots cause crustal material to sink into the mantle
d. ?continental plates rise higher through isostacy
e. ?crust is consumed in subduction zones
ANSWER: a
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