Observations of Tectonic Activity Differ on Venus and on Earth

question 44

Multiple Choice

Observations of tectonic activity differ on Venus and on Earth. A reasonable explanation is that on Venus

• A) the crust appears to be thicker and is therefore too rigid to break up into moving plates.
• B) the surface is broken into only two plates, divided by a line at an angle to the equator.
• C) the crust appears to be thinner and weaker and cannot support the creation and motion of solid plates.
• D) mantle convection appears to be more vigorous and has broken the lithosphere into a multitude of small plates instead of a few large ones.

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