Question

the movement of plates of the lithosphere caused by thermal convection is called ______ plate tectonics thermal shift crustal trek regional wander

Explanation:

Plate tectonics is the scientific theory that describes the large - scale motion of Earth's lithospheric plates. Thermal convection in the asthenosphere (a layer beneath the lithosphere) is the driving force for this plate movement. The other terms ('thermal shift', 'crustal trek','regional wander') are not recognized scientific terms for this geological phenomenon.

Answer:

plate tectonics