The movement of tectonic plates over millions of years has shaped the continents and created mountain ranges visible from space.
数亿年来板块的运动塑造了大陆，并形成了从太空可见的山脉。
As a result, each arm can process sensory information and initiate movement somewhat independently of the central brain, allowing an octopus to explore several different surfaces simultaneously.
From a Central Ideas and Details question · Information and Ideas
Honeybees communicate the location of food sources to their hive-mates through a series of movements known as the waggle dance, in which the angle and duration of the dance correspond to the direction and distance of the food relative to the sun.
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Psychologist Renata Silva's study of 150 remote workers found that those who took short walking breaks every hour reported higher afternoon productivity than those who worked without breaks, and she concluded that movement itself boosts productivity.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “movement”?
A — An act of changing physical location or position. “movement” means an act of changing physical location or position.
Which word means “an act of changing physical location or position”?
D — movement. “movement” means an act of changing physical location or position.
movement — an act of changing physical location or position. In Chinese: 运动，移动.
movement is pronounced /ˈmuːvmənt/.
The movement of tectonic plates over millions of years has shaped the continents and created mountain ranges visible from space. (数亿年来板块的运动塑造了大陆，并形成了从太空可见的山脉。)
motion, shift, displacement — all close in meaning to movement (an act of changing physical location or position).
stillness, immobility — each the opposite of movement (an act of changing physical location or position).
Yes. movement is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.