Summed over the entire surface of Earth,____________.
A) the rate of lithospheric production at ridges is greater than the rate of lithospheric consumption at subduction zones
B) the rate of lithospheric consumption at subduction zones is greater than the rate of lithospheric production at ridges
C) rates of lithospheric production and consumption are equal
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Q31: The rate of motion of a lithospheric
Q32: At a subduction zone,the overriding plate _.
A)is
Q33: Mid-ocean ridges are _.
A)convergent plate boundaries
B)divergent plate
Q35: At a divergent plate boundary (shown below),two
Q36: Oceanic lithosphere thickens away from the mid-ocean
Q37: At a convergent plate boundary (shown below),two
Q38: At a subduction zone,the downgoing (subducting)plate _.
A)is
Q39: Virtually all of the sediment atop a
Q40: Iceland is one of the few places
Q41: A volcanic island arc forms when _.
A)an
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