Summed Over the Entire Surface of the Earth,the Rate of Spreading

question 53

Multiple Choice

Summed over the entire surface of the Earth,the rate of spreading at divergent boundaries is ________ lithospheric consumption at subduction zones.

• A) faster than
• B) slower than
• C) equal to
• D) unrelated to

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