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Item WE038002: The continuous movement of wind and water changes the size of mountains over many millions of years
Which of the following is true about wind and water changing the size of mountains over many millions of years?
- The continuous movement of wind and water changes the size of mountains over many millions of years
- Nothing can change the size of mountains over many millions of years, not even the continuous movement of wind and water.
- The continuous movement of wind and water changes the size of some mountains, but not all mountains.
- Even though mountains change in size over many millions of years, the changes are not due to the continuous movement of wind and water.
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Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 1164 |
6–8 n = 710 |
9–12 n = 454 |
Male n = 570 |
Female n = 567 |
English n = 1016 |
Other n = 111 |
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| A. | The continuous movement of wind and water changes the size of mountains over many millions of years | 61% | 58% | 64% | 62% | 60% | 62% | 53% |
| B. | Nothing can change the size of mountains over many millions of years, not even the continuous movement of wind and water. | 11% | 12% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 11% | 12% |
| C. | The continuous movement of wind and water changes the size of some mountains, but not all mountains. | 18% | 19% | 16% | 19% | 16% | 17% | 20% |
| D. | Even though mountains change in size over many millions of years, the changes are not due to the continuous movement of wind and water. | 10% | 11% | 9% | 8% | 12% | 10% | 15% |