The Theory That Earth's Surface Is Composed of Large Plates

question 275

Multiple Choice

The theory that Earth's surface is composed of large plates that float on an underlying layer of molten rock is the theory of:

• A) plate movement.
• B) plate tectonics.
• C) the Pangaea hypothesis.
• D) the continental plate theorem.

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