Which one of the following statements is incorrect?

A. The crust of the Earth is made of comparatively lighter rocks than that of mantle.
B. The crust of the Earth is made of number of plates.
C. Continental plates are comparatively thinner than that of oceanic plates.
D. Movement of tectonic plates is caused by convection currents taking place in the mantle.
E. None of these.

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Solution

Option C is the correct answer.

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