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Item WE052001: A very strong wind can both break and move a rock the size of a baseball.

Can wind ever be strong enough to break and move a rock the size of a baseball?

  1. A very strong wind can break a rock the size of a baseball but cannot move one.
  2. A very strong wind can move a rock the size of a baseball but cannot break one.
  3. A very strong wind can both break and can move a rock the size of a baseball.
  4. Wind can never be strong enough to break or move a rock the size of a baseball.
Distribution of responses
Answer Choice
Overall
Grades
Gender
Primary Language
 
n = 2521
6–8
n = 1523
9–12
n = 988
Male
n = 1222
Female
n = 1255
English
n = 2223
Other
n = 226
A. A very strong wind can break a rock the size of a baseball but cannot move one. 12% 12% 11% 12% 11% 12% 12%
B. A very strong wind can move a rock the size of a baseball but cannot break one. 36% 36% 35% 35% 36% 35% 42%
C. A very strong wind can both break and can move a rock the size of a baseball. 41% 40% 43% 43% 40% 42% 35%
D. Wind can never be strong enough to break or move a rock the size of a baseball. 11% 12% 10% 10% 13% 12% 11%