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With reference to plate margins, consider the following statements :
1. New oceanic crust is continuously formed at convergent plate margins.
2. At divergent plate margin crust is neither created nor destroyed.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
Explanation:
New oceanic crust is continuously formed at divergent ( or constructed ) plate margin because of continuous upwelling of lava. It is at conservative plate margin that crusts is neither created nor destroy as two plate slides pass each other.
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