Plate tectonics states that
A)the continents move through Earth's crust like an icebreaker through ice.
B)earthquakes occur because tectonic plates break like a dropped dinner plate.
C)tectonic plates have not moved since Pangaea broke up.
D)tectonic plates are in slow,but constant motion.

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Plate tectonics theory states that the earth's outermost layer, called the lithosphere, is broken up into several large plates that move and interact with each other. These plates move slowly but constantly due to the movements in the earth's Mantle.

Plate Tectonics States That