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Plate Tectonics
The earth's plates move very slowly, pressing against one another in some places and pulling apart in other plac…
Item PT020001: As plates move, the continents that are part of the plates move along with them.
Which of the following is TRUE about the movement of continents?
- Continents move along with the plate they are part of.
- Continents move separately from the plates.
- Continents do not move.
- Continents moved in the past but are not moving now.
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| 9–12 | 847 | 1123 | 75% |
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| Female | 1049 | 1633 | 64% |
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| English | 2047 | 2910 | 70% |
| Other | 120 | 218 | 55% |