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 WE048001: Water can gradually wear away the solid rock of mountains as much as thousands of feet over many millions of years.
Which of the following statements describes how water can change mountains?
- Water can gradually wear away the solid rock of mountains as much as thousands of feet over many millions of years.
- Water can wear away the solid rock of mountains no more than several feet over many millions of years.
- Water can wear away the solid rock of mountains no more than several inches over many millions of years.
- Water cannot wear away the solid rock of mountains, even over many millions of years.
- Distribution of Responses
- Students Responding Correctly
| Group | Correct | Total | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | 440 | 1153 | 38% |
| Grades | |||
| 6–8 | 250 | 700 | 36% |
| 9–12 | 190 | 453 | 42% |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 231 | 563 | 41% |
| Female | 201 | 564 | 36% |
| Primary Language | |||
| English | 393 | 1010 | 39% |
| Other | 33 | 108 | 31% |
- NRC Framework
- MS ESS2.C Water’s movements…cause weathering and erosion, which change the land’s surface features.
- Notes
- See NGSS Performance Expectation MS-ESS2-2: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how geoscience processes have changed Earth's surface at varying time and spatial scales.