Which of the Following Statements Regarding Tectonics Is True

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding tectonics is true?

• A) Because of tectonic movements, Europe and Africa are drifting slowly toward the Americas.
• B) When continental plates collide with continental plates, both plates usually subside.
• C) When oceanic plates collide with continental plates, the continent usually rides up over the seafloor.
• D) Because of tectonic movements, the Pacific Ocean is slowly increasing in size.
• E) When oceanic plates collide with continental plates, the oceanic plate usually rides up over the continental plate.

---

Definitions:

CSV File

A plain text file that contains data separated by commas, useful for transferring information between different programs.

Delimited Text

A format where individual data items in a text file are separated by a specific character, such as a comma or a tab, to organize the data.

Pie Chart

A circular statistical graphic which is divided into slices to illustrate numerical proportion, where the arc length of each slice is proportional to the quantity it represents.

Slices

In graphic design and web development, refers to segments or parts of an image or layout that are divided for optimization or usability purposes.