Earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop Earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) The plates are called tec
tonic because they're in constant motion. (3) They can move because Earth's mantle is a very hot and semiliquid fluid called magma. (4) Volcanoes are a result of magma rising up or erupting through a plate, particularly where plate boundaries are moving against each other. (5) Also, when plates slide against each other, causing friction along adjacent plate boundaries, earthquakes frequently occur. (6) Therefore, we often find volcanoes and earthquakes along plate boundaries. (7) Plates may also collide. (8) When that happens, mountain ranges are formed. (9) For example, the collision of the plate carrying the Indian subcontinent created the Himalayan Mountains when it collided with the Asian plate.. What is the topic sentence for this passage? A. There is no single topic sentence.B. Sentence 2C. Sentence 1D. Sentence 4
<span>The
sentence “Earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that
ride atop Earth's hot, semiliquid mantle.” Is the topic sentence because it
connects all the other sentences to its main idea. They entire paragraph is
related and can be a subtopic of this sentence, which is the purpose of a topic
sentence.</span>
B. the last couple of sentences in this passage tell the readers that "<span>We must urge our representatives to pass stronger antipollution laws with stiff punishment if they are not obeyed. We must act now before it is too late." this is obvious persuasion, so B is the best answer.</span>
