Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Plate Tectonics ~ Misconception PTM129

Continental plate material is pushed beneath oceanic plate material when two plates push together (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception PTM129 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (When continental plate material fro…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
PT027003	Oceanic plate material is pushed downward when it presses against continental plate material.	23%