What is the theory explaining the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates called?
Correct answer: A. Plate tectonics
- A. Plate tectonics
- B. Uniformitarianism
- C. Continental drift
- D. Seafloor spreading
Explanation
Plate tectonics describes how the Earth's rigid plates move over the mantle.
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