Original Project
Plate Tectonics
The outer layer of the earth – including the continents and the ocean basins - consists of separate plates.
Item PT005001: Both ocean basins and continents are part of earth's plates.
Which of the following are part of earth’s plates?
- Continents but not ocean basins
- Ocean basins but not continents
- Both ocean basins and continents
- Neither ocean basins nor continents
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3181 |
6–8 n = 2051 |
9–12 n = 1117 |
Male n = 1514 |
Female n = 1625 |
English n = 2896 |
Other n = 216 |
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| A. | Continents but not ocean basins | 16% | 16% | 15% | 16% | 16% | 16% | 16% |
| B. | Ocean basins but not continents | 11% | 11% | 10% | 11% | 10% | 10% | 16% |
| C. | Both ocean basins and continents | 65% | 63% | 67% | 63% | 67% | 65% | 60% |
| D. | Neither ocean basins nor continents | 9% | 9% | 8% | 10% | 8% | 9% | 8% |