Which geological features most likely prompted the development of the theory of plate tectonics?
a) river deltas
b) glacier fields
c) mountain ranges
d) tropical rainforests

c.mountain ranges

Explanation:

scientists wondered how they where formed and came to the conclusion that they might be forced upward by movement of the earths crust

mountain ranges

Explanation:

The world's tallest mountain ranges form when pieces of Earth's crust—called plates—smash against each other in a process called plate tectonics, and buckle up like the hood of a car in a head-on collision.

the earth would become to overheated and everything alive on it will eventually die from overheating. plants will eventually die as well, water will evaporate, and it will be nothing but a hot planet without anything living on it.