Question

which descriptions of tectonic plates are true? choose all answers that are correct. can crush together to create mountains number in the hundreds move over the layer of earths mantle move very slowly

Explanation:

• When two continental tectonic plates collide (converge), they push upward to form mountain ranges.
• There are only 7-8 major tectonic plates and around 10 minor ones, not hundreds.
• Tectonic plates sit on the asthenosphere, a soft layer of the Earth's mantle, and move across it.
• Tectonic plates move at rates of a few centimeters per year, which is extremely slow.

Answer:

• can crush together to create mountains
• move over the layer of Earth's mantle
• move very slowly