Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

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.

Answer 2

Answer:

Thermodynamics

Explanation:

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