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Plate Tectonics
The outer layer of the earth – including the continents and the ocean basins - consists of separate plates.
Item PT015001: Continents are part of earth's plates.
The solid rock of the cliffs in the photograph is part of a continent. What is the relationship between the continent and earth’s plates?
- The continent is part of a plate.
- The continent is next to but is not part of a plate.
- The continent is on top of a layer of water that is above a plate.
- The continent is directly on top of a plate but is not part of the plate.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
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Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3167 |
6–8 n = 2043 |
9–12 n = 1111 |
Male n = 1513 |
Female n = 1612 |
English n = 2881 |
Other n = 218 |
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| A. | The continent is part of a plate. | 43% | 42% | 44% | 46% | 39% | 43% | 37% |
| B. | The continent is next to but is not part of a plate. | 11% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 18% |
| C. | The continent is on top of a layer of water that is above a plate. | 23% | 25% | 21% | 22% | 25% | 23% | 30% |
| D. | The continent is directly on top of a plate but is not part of the plate. | 23% | 22% | 24% | 21% | 24% | 23% | 15% |