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Why doesn’t earth get larger when new rock is added to the ocean floor at the mid-ocean ridge? Please help! Thanks

Why doesn’t earth get larger when new rock is added to the ocean floor at the mid-ocean ridge? Please help! Thanks
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Why doesn’t earth get larger when new rock is added to the ocean floor at the mid-ocean ridge? Please help! Thanks

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Earth doesn't get larger when new rock is added to the ocean floor because adding the new rock causes one of the other plate to sink back into the interior of earth.
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