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Item WE015003: Water can make a valley deeper by breaking the solid rock layer and carrying loose rocks away from the valley.
In the river valley shown below, there are loose rocks on top of a solid rock layer. Can water make the valley deeper?
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- No, valleys do not get deeper.
- No, valleys can get deeper, but water cannot make them deeper.
- Yes, water can make the valley deeper by breaking off pieces of rock from the solid rock layer of the valley and by carrying loose rocks away from the valley.
- Yes, water can make the valley deeper by carrying loose rocks away from the valley, but water cannot break off pieces of rock from the solid rock layer of the valley.
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6–8 n = 827 |
9–12 n = 535 |
Male n = 658 |
Female n = 697 |
English n = 1219 |
Other n = 117 |
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| A. | No, valleys do not get deeper. | 9% | 8% | 9% | 9% | 9% | 8% | 12% |
| B. | No, valleys can get deeper, but water cannot make them deeper. | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% | 15% |
| C. | Yes, water can make the valley deeper by breaking off pieces of rock from the solid rock layer of the valley and by carrying loose rocks away from the valley. | 59% | 60% | 58% | 59% | 59% | 60% | 57% |
| D. | Yes, water can make the valley deeper by carrying loose rocks away from the valley, but water cannot break off pieces of rock from the solid rock layer of the valley. | 17% | 17% | 18% | 17% | 18% | 18% | 15% |