Question

Tectonic plates have the ability to move and slide past or into one another because of _______.

A convection
B radiation
C conduction
D thermodynamics

Answer 1

Thermodynamics

Step-by-step explanation:

The core created thermal heat which creates a movement which slides the plates.

Answer 2

area where two or more tectonic plates are moving away from each other. Also called an extensional boundary. the sudden shaking of Earth's crust caused by the release of energy along fault lines or from volcanic activity.