Original Project
Plate Tectonics
The outer layer of the earth – including the continents and the ocean basins - consists of separate plates.
Item PT007001: The earth's plates fit closely together with each plate touching all of the plates around it.
Which of the following is TRUE about earth’s plates?
- They are separated by oceans.
- They are piled on top of one another within the earth.
- They fit closely together with each plate touching all the plates that are next to it.
- They are surrounded by melted rock and do not touch each other.
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| n = 3169 |
6–8 n = 2039 |
9–12 n = 1117 |
Male n = 1510 |
Female n = 1616 |
English n = 2882 |
Other n = 219 |
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| A. | They are separated by oceans. | 15% | 15% | 16% | 14% | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| B. | They are piled on top of one another within the earth. | 18% | 18% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 23% |
| C. | They fit closely together with each plate touching all the plates that are next to it. | 53% | 52% | 56% | 56% | 51% | 54% | 43% |
| D. | They are surrounded by melted rock and do not touch each other. | 14% | 15% | 11% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 15% |