The theory of plate tectonics can be used to explain all of the following EXCEPT:

A. the presence of magnetic anomalies on the ocean floor.
B. the presence of glacial deposits in what are now tropical areas.
C. the distribution of earthquakes and volcanoes.
D. the origin of mountains.
E. the origin of the Earth's core.


Answer: E

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