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Item PT005001: Both ocean basins and continents are part of earth's plates.

Which of the following are part of earth’s plates?

  1. Continents but not ocean basins
  2. Ocean basins but not continents
  3. Both ocean basins and continents
  4. Neither ocean basins nor continents
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 3181
6–8
n = 2051
9–12
n = 1117
Male
n = 1514
Female
n = 1625
English
n = 2896
Other
n = 216
A. Continents but not ocean basins 16% 16% 15% 16% 16% 16% 16%
B. Ocean basins but not continents 11% 11% 10% 11% 10% 10% 16%
C. Both ocean basins and continents 65% 63% 67% 63% 67% 65% 60%
D. Neither ocean basins nor continents 9% 9% 8% 10% 8% 9% 8%