Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Plate Tectonics ~ Misconception PTM130

When two plates push into each other, both plates will stop moving (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception PTM130 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
PT029001	When two plates push together and both plates have continental plate material where they meet, the edge of both plates will be pushed upward as they move.	9%

Items that test for misconception PTM130 in this project (Original Project) and other key ideas
PT027003	Oceanic plate material is pushed downward when it presses against continental plate material.	18%