Tectonic plates move about as fast as
A) a car moves on a city street.
B) fingernails grow.
C) a swallow flies.
D) a tortoise walks.
E) hotspot.

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Tectonic plates move at a rate of a few centimeters per year, which is comparable to how fast fingernails grow. They may seem to move slowly, but over millions of years, these small movements add up to significant changes in the Earth's surface.

Tectonic Plates Move About as Fast as