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Plate Tectonics and Earth History
11th Grade · Science · Easy · about 10 minutes
HS-ESS2-1 | Plate Tectonics and Earth History - Easy level
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Standards referenced
- HS-ESS1-5 — Evaluate evidence of the past and current movements of continental and oceanic crust and the theory of plate tectonics to explain the ages of crustal
- HS-ESS1-6 — Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth’s form
- HS-ESS2-1 — Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocea
- HS-ESS2-3 — Develop a model based on evidence of Earth’s interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection.
- HS-ESS2-5 — Plan and conduct an investigation of the properties of water and its effects on Earth materials and surface processes.
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