Multiple Choice
Why does Earth have plate tectonics?
A) denser oceanic crust (relative to continental crust)
B) thicker oceanic crust (relative to continental crust)
C) relatively rapid cooling
D) convection currents and released heat deep within the mantle
E) active volcanoes (in the past and present)
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