(1) Earth's crust is made up of relatively rigid plates that ride atop Earth's hot, semiliquid mantle. (2) The plates are called
tectonic 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. Which statement about this paragraph is accurate? A. There are no supporting details for the main idea. B. The topic sentence is the found in the last line. C. The author uses comparison and contrast to organize ideas. D. There is no single topic sentence.
This paragraph is not focused under one single topic sentence, it moves throughout the features of the earth and how they interact and change the face of the planet. In order to bring this paragraph together more clearly, a topic sentence would have to be added that covers all the information in the paragraph.</span>
