What Is the Driving Mechanism for Plate Tectonics

question 103

Multiple Choice

What is the driving mechanism for plate tectonics?

• A) heat deep within the Earth
• B) tidal forces caused by the moon
• C) volcanoes and earthquakes at plate boundaries
• D) a little man with a steering wheel in Tierra del Fuego
• E) none of these

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