Original Project
Plate Tectonics
The earth's plates move very slowly, pressing against one another in some places and pulling apart in other plac…
Item PT021001: As plates move, the ocean basins that are part of the plates move along with them.
Which of the following is TRUE about the movement of ocean basins?
- Ocean basins move along with the plate they are a part of.
- Ocean basins move separately from the plates.
- Ocean basins do not move.
- Ocean basins moved in the past but are not moving now.
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