Question

4.Which sentence BEST describes the relationship between the plates in Earth's crust and the sizes of the landmasses on top of the plates?
A.The plates and the landmasses are approximately the same sizes.

B.The plates are much smaller than the size of the landmasses.

C.The plates are much larger than the size of the landmasses.

D. The plates are different in size from the landmasses.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. The plates are different in size from the landmasses.

Explanation:

• The tectonic plates that are also called lithospheric plates are very massive and irregular-shaped rocks that are composed of both the continental and the oceanic lithosphere and they may vary from a few hundred to thousands of square km.