The process of lithospheric plate moving is called…….Question 5Answera.Plate tectonicsb.Tectonicsc.Plattyd.Columnar

What drives the motion of Tectonic Plates?Group of answer choicesTidal forcesConvection in the MantleContraction of Earth's interiorDynamo Effect

What is a 'plate' as described in the theory of plate tectonics?Group of answer choicesa continenta piece of the crustan oceana flat round object used in food servingsa piece of the litosphere

Which type of tectonic plate boundary involves two oceanic plates moving away from each other?AdivergentBconvergentCsubductionDtransform

How do tectonic plates move at transform boundaries?Choose 1 answer:Choose 1 answer:(Choice A)   They move away from each other.AThey move away from each other.(Choice B)   They move toward each other.BThey move toward each other.(Choice C)   They move past each other.CThey move past each other.Report a problemStart over2 of 10Check

The lithosphere is broken up into tectonic plates. Choose two things that the theory of plate tectonics helps explain.