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Of the following, which is most likely the result of plate tectonics?Aa hurricaneBan earthquakeCseasonal flooding of the Ganges RiverDa tornado

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Of the following, which is most likely the result of plate tectonics?Aa hurricaneBan earthquakeCseasonal flooding of the Ganges RiverDa tornado

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The result of plate tectonics is most likely to be an earthquake. Here's why:

  1. Plate tectonics refers to the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core.

  2. These plates move due to the intense heat in the Earth's core causing molten rock in the mantle layer to move.

  3. When these plates collide, slide past each other, or pull apart, it causes a lot of stress on the Earth's crust.

  4. When the stress on the crust is released, it causes the Earth to shake, which we feel as an earthquake.

So, the answer is B, an earthquake.

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