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Which boundary or zone adds new material to the lithosphere (the hard outer crust of the Earth)?
Subduction zone
Divergent boundary
Collision zone
Transform boundary
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Divergent boundary.
At divergent boundaries (e.g., mid-ocean ridges) magma rises and solidifies to form new oceanic lithosphere. Subduction zones destroy lithosphere, collision zones crumple it, and transform faults mainly slide plates past each other without creating new material.
At divergent boundaries (e.g., mid-ocean ridges) magma rises and solidifies to form new oceanic lithosphere. Subduction zones destroy lithosphere, collision zones crumple it, and transform faults mainly slide plates past each other without creating new material.
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