Examine the figure below that shows the continental plates of the Earth and the locations of volcanoes and earthquakes. Which statement is FALSE? 
A) The Earth's crust is broken up into 13 separate continental plates.
B) Volcanoes occur more often where two plates are coming together rather than spreading apart.
C) Earthquakes happen where two plates come together and when they spread apart.
D) The Atlantic Ocean is getting smaller with time.
E) Southern California in the United States and Baja in Mexico are sliding northeastward relative to the rest of the North American Plate.
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