Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Plate Tectonics ~ Misconception PTM031

Continents do not move (Ford and Taylor, 2006; AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception PTM031 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (The earth's plates move very slowly…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen
PT024001	Both continents and ocean basins move.	21%
PT023001	Mountains on two different plates would move many miles apart over one million years.	10%
PT022001	A continent would move about 10 feet in 100 years.	9%
PT020001	As plates move, the continents that are part of the plates move along with them.	8%