Original Project
Plate Tectonics
The earth's plates sit on a hot, slightly softened layer of the earth.
Item PT017001: The layer beneath earth's plates slowly moves in different directions in different places around the earth.
Which of the following describes the layer directly beneath earth’s plates?
- It moves very rapidly, and it moves in different directions in different places.
- It moves very slowly, and it moves in different directions in different places.
- It moves very slowly, and it moves in one direction around the earth.
- It does not move.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3174 |
6–8 n = 2051 |
9–12 n = 1110 |
Male n = 1507 |
Female n = 1626 |
English n = 2892 |
Other n = 215 |
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| A. | It moves very rapidly, and it moves in different directions in different places. | 14% | 14% | 15% | 15% | 13% | 14% | 19% |
| B. | It moves very slowly, and it moves in different directions in different places. | 49% | 47% | 53% | 48% | 51% | 50% | 37% |
| C. | It moves very slowly, and it moves in one direction around the earth. | 22% | 23% | 19% | 22% | 22% | 21% | 27% |
| D. | It does not move. | 15% | 16% | 12% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 16% |