Which of These Statements Correctly Describes the Surface of Earth

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of these statements correctly describes the surface of Earth?

• A) Individual, solid crustal plates are pushed around by Earth's rotation and the tidal forces of the Moon and the Sun.
• B) A thin, deformable crust allows the continents to slide over it.
• C) Individual and separate solid crustal plates are pushed around by convective motion in the material of the underlying mantle.
• D) A thick, solid crust keeps the continents and ocean floors in fixed positions with respect to one another.

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