The correct answer is that "<span>Earth is considered to be an active </span><span>planet. Its </span>surface consists<span> of many </span>individual<span> plates that </span>passes<span> and </span>engaging one another<span>, </span>constantly changing<span> and reshaping Earth's outer layer. Volcanoes and earthquakes </span>each end result<span> from the </span>motion<span> of tectonic plates.</span><span>"
The given answer was based on the plate tectonics theory, wherein Earth is composed of many individual plates that interact , which shapes and changes the Earth's Outer Layer.
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The correct answer is the status quo.
When translated from Latin, it literally means 'the state in which,' so it refers to the state in which nothing changes, which remains constant all the time, the normal state of affairs. It is a term often used in political or social issues within societies.
