Question

Why do tectonic plates move?
A. Due to active volcanism and earthquakes
B. Due to thermal convection in the mantle
C. Due to earth’s gravitational force
D. Due to earth’s rotation​

Answer 1

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Due to thermal convection in the mantle

Answer 2

Answer:

The plates can be thought of like pieces of a cracked shell that rest on the hot, molten rock of Earth's mantle and fit snugly against one another. The heat from radioactive processes within the planet's interior causes the plates to move, sometimes toward and sometimes away from each other.