Science Assessment ~ Topics ~ Weathering, Erosion, and Deposition ~ Misconception WEM090

Water cannot wear away solid rock (AAAS Project 2061, n.d.).

Items that test for misconception WEM090 in this project (Original Project) and key idea (The surface of the earth is changed…)
Item ID Number	Item Description	How Often the Misconception was Chosen	Select This Item for My Item Bank
WE039002	Water can gradually wear away the solid rock of river valleys as much as thousands of feet over millions of years.	9%
WE048001	Water can gradually wear away the solid rock of mountains as much as thousands of feet over many millions of years.	7%

Items that test for misconception WEM090 in this project (Original Project) and other key ideas
WE009002	Water can wear away rocks by breaking off pieces of rocks, and water can wear away rocks by dissolving minerals in rocks.	7%