Which one of the following statements about tectonic plates is incorrect ........

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Which one of the following statements about tectonic plates is incorrect?

The tectonic plates are in constant motion due to the convective currents in the mantle.

The Himalayas originated due to convergence between the Eurasian and Indian plates.

The divergent plate boundaries give rise to rift valleys.

In convergent boundaries new crust is generated while the crust is destroyed when plates diverge away from each other.

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Explanation:

In divergent boundaries as the plates spread apart, fresh magma is pushed out of earth’s crust creating new crust. These are called spreading sites. For eg- The divergence between American and Eurasian/African plates led to creation of Mid-Atlantic ridge.
Convergent boundaries are subduction zones as crust is destroyed as one plate dives under another.