Which of the following is TRUE about plate tectonics?
A) Explains that continents drift around the globe.
B) Explains that the earth's crust is split into plates that float on the ocean water.
C) It is a mostly discredited theory popular in the 1800s.
D) Explains that the earth's crust is split into plates that slip on the asthenosphere layer of the earth.
E) None of the above are true about plate tectonics.

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Plate tectonics explains that the earth's crust is split into plates that slip on the asthenosphere layer of the earth. It does not state that continents float on the ocean or that it is a discredited theory.

Which of the Following Is TRUE About Plate Tectonics