Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Plate Tectonics ~ Misconception PTM083

Ocean basins do not move (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception PTM083 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	Select This Item for My Item Bank
PT024001	Both continents and ocean basins move.	38%
PT021001	As plates move, the ocean basins that are part of the plates move along with them.	21%