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Item WE051001: A very strong wind can both break and move rocks the size of boulders.

Can wind ever be strong enough to break and move a rock the size of a boulder?

  1. A very strong wind can break rocks the size of boulders but cannot move them.
  2. A very strong wind can move rocks the size of boulders but cannot break them.
  3. A very strong wind can both break and move rocks the size of boulders.
  4. Wind can never be strong enough to break or move rocks the size of boulders.
Distribution of Responses
Chart showing distrubtion of responses for Item 051001
Students Responding Correctly
Group Correct Total Percent
Overall 609 2498 24%
Grades
  6–8 353 1501 24%
  9–12 256 987 26%
Gender
  Male301120325%
  Female298125124%
Primary Language
  English535220424%
  Other6022427%

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Disciplinary Core Ideas
ESS2.A Wind and water can change the shape of the land.
Notes
NGSS Performance Expectation MS-ESS2-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.