Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons scientists strongly believe in plate tectonics?
A) the ability to explain oceanic trenches
B) the ability to explain midoceanic ridges
C) the ability to explain many volcanic zones
D) the ability to explain many earthquake zones
E) the ability to explain Earth's crust is rigid
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