The earth's plates moved over millions of years, bringing continents and other features of the earth to their present arrangement. Which term explains this movement of the lithosphere? A. continental drift B. the principle of of superposition C. the theory of plate tectonics D. nuclear fusion

The correct answer is C, the theory of plate tectonics.

Plate tectonics is a scientific theory that describes the movement of the seven large plates and several smaller plates of the Earth's upper layer (the Lithosphere). This theory is based on the theory of the continental drift, developed by Alfred Wegener in 1912.