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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.
Answer Choice |
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Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3198 |
6–8 n = 2062 |
9–12 n = 1123 |
Male n = 1521 |
Female n = 1633 |
English n = 2910 |
Other n = 218 |
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| A. | Continents move along with the plate they are part of. | 69% | 66% | 75% | 74% | 64% | 70% | 55% |
| B. | Continents move separately from the plates. | 14% | 15% | 14% | 13% | 15% | 14% | 22% |
| C. | Continents do not move. | 8% | 8% | 6% | 5% | 10% | 7% | 11% |
| D. | Continents moved in the past but are not moving now. | 9% | 11% | 5% | 7% | 11% | 9% | 12% |