The Major Driving Force of Plate Tectonics Is ________

question 38

Multiple Choice

The major driving force of Plate Tectonics is ________.

• A)subduction of cold,dense lithosphere
• B)subduction of hot lithosphere
• C)decompression melting and the rise of magmas at spreading ridges
• D)heating of magma near the surface of the lithosphere

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