Original Project
Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition
The surface of the earth is changed as rock material is broken, carried, and dropped in new locations.
Item WE007002: Both the growth of plant roots and the freezing of water can break earth's solid rock layer.
Which of the following can break solid rock?
- Growth of plant roots but not movement of glaciers
- Movement of glaciers but not growth of plant roots
- Both growth of plant roots and movement of glaciers
- Neither growth of plant roots nor movement of glaciers can break solid rock.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
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| n = 686 |
6–8 n = 430 |
9–12 n = 251 |
Male n = 335 |
Female n = 341 |
English n = 615 |
Other n = 56 |
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| A. | Growth of plant roots but not movement of glaciers | 12% | 11% | 11% | 14% | 10% | 12% | 9% |
| B. | Movement of glaciers but not growth of plant roots | 19% | 19% | 19% | 18% | 20% | 18% | 21% |
| C. | Both growth of plant roots and movement of glaciers | 61% | 60% | 64% | 59% | 64% | 62% | 55% |
| D. | Neither growth of plant roots nor movement of glaciers can break solid rock. | 8% | 9% | 7% | 9% | 7% | 8% | 14% |