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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 PT024001: Both continents and ocean basins move.
Which of the following is TRUE about the movement of continents and ocean basins?
- Both continents and ocean basins move.
- Continents move, but ocean basins do not move.
- Ocean basins move, but continents do not move.
- Neither continents nor ocean basins move.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 3127 |
6–8 n = 2021 |
9–12 n = 1093 |
Male n = 1493 |
Female n = 1594 |
English n = 2846 |
Other n = 215 |
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| A. | Both continents and ocean basins move. | 50% | 50% | 51% | 51% | 50% | 51% | 43% |
| B. | Continents move, but ocean basins do not move. | 28% | 28% | 30% | 28% | 29% | 28% | 39% |
| C. | Ocean basins move, but continents do not move. | 12% | 12% | 11% | 12% | 12% | 12% | 9% |
| D. | Neither continents nor ocean basins move. | 10% | 10% | 8% | 10% | 9% | 10% | 9% |