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New rock is created in ocean trenches and is then reabsorbed at mid-ocean ridges.
New rock is created in ocean trenches and is then reabsorbed at mid-ocean ridges.
New rock is created at mid-ocean ridges and is then reabsorbed in ocean trenches.
New rock is created at mid-ocean ridges and is then reabsorbed in ocean trenches.
New rock is created in ocean trenches and then turns to sediment on the ocean floor.
New rock is created in ocean trenches and then turns to sediment on the ocean floor.
New rock is created at mid-ocean ridges and then turns to sediment on the ocean floor.
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The correct statement that describes the creation and destruction of ocean rock as they undergo seafloor spreading is:
New rock is created at mid-ocean ridges and is then reabsorbed in ocean trenches.
This reflects the process of seafloor spreading, where new oceanic crust is formed at mid-ocean ridges and eventually subducted back into the mantle at ocean trenches.
