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 WE051001: A very strong wind can both break and move rocks the size of boulders.
Can wind ever be strong enough to break and move a rock the size of a boulder?
- A very strong wind can break rocks the size of boulders but cannot move them.
- A very strong wind can move rocks the size of boulders but cannot break them.
- A very strong wind can both break and move rocks the size of boulders.
- Wind can never be strong enough to break or move rocks the size of boulders.
Answer Choice |
Overall |
Grades |
Gender |
Primary Language |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 2498 |
6–8 n = 1501 |
9–12 n = 987 |
Male n = 1203 |
Female n = 1251 |
English n = 2204 |
Other n = 224 |
||
| A. | A very strong wind can break rocks the size of boulders but cannot move them. | 21% | 23% | 18% | 21% | 21% | 20% | 25% |
| B. | A very strong wind can move rocks the size of boulders but cannot break them. | 27% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| C. | A very strong wind can both break and move rocks the size of boulders. | 24% | 24% | 26% | 25% | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| D. | Wind can never be strong enough to break or move rocks the size of boulders. | 28% | 27% | 28% | 26% | 30% | 28% | 23% |