Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Plate Tectonics ~ Misconception PTM140

Continental plate material is only pushed upward when it pushes into continental plate material on another plate (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception PTM140 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (When continental plate material fro…)
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PT038001	When two plates press together and one plate has continental plate material at its edge, the continental plate material is always pushed upward.	36%