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Item WE009002: Water can wear away rocks by breaking off pieces of rocks, and water can wear away rocks by dissolving minerals in rocks.

How can water wear away rocks?

  1. Water can break off pieces of rocks, and water can dissolve minerals in rocks.
  2. Water can break off pieces of rocks, but water cannot dissolve minerals in rocks.
  3. Water can dissolve minerals in rocks, but water cannot break off pieces of rocks.
  4. Water cannot wear away rocks.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 1366
6–8
n = 823
9–12
n = 533
Male
n = 657
Female
n = 692
English
n = 1214
Other
n = 116
A. Water can break off pieces of rocks, and water can dissolve minerals in rocks. 54% 54% 55% 56% 53% 55% 47%
B. Water can break off pieces of rocks, but water cannot dissolve minerals in rocks. 21% 22% 19% 19% 23% 21% 22%
C. Water can dissolve minerals in rocks, but water cannot break off pieces of rocks. 17% 17% 19% 18% 16% 17% 19%
D. Water cannot wear away rocks. 7% 7% 8% 7% 8% 7% 12%