Question

Tectonics plates move because of ________________.
A) Convection in the mantle
B) The composition of the core
C) The rotation of the Earth
D) The Moho Discontinuity

Answer 1

Answer:convection in mantle

because of the intense heat in the Earth's core that causes molten rock in the mantle layer to move. It moves in a pattern called a convection cell that forms when warm material rises, cools, and eventually sink down. As the cooled material sinks down, it is warmed and rises again

Answer 2

A)convection in the mantle