Standard(s):
[SC2015] ES6 (6) 4 : 4 ) Construct explanations from geologic evidence (e.g., change or extinction
of particular living organisms; field evidence or representations, including
models of geologic cross-sections; sedimentary layering) to identify patterns of
Earth's major historical events (e.g., formation of mountain chains and ocean
basins, significant volcanic eruptions, fossilization, folding, faulting,
igneous intrusion, erosion).
[SC2015] ES6 (6) 5 : 5 ) Use evidence to explain how different geologic processes shape Earth's
history over widely varying scales of space and time (e.g., chemical and
physical erosion; tectonic plate processes; volcanic eruptions; meteor impacts;
regional geographical features, including Alabama fault lines, Rickwood Caverns,
and Wetumpka Impact Crater).
[SC2015] ES6 (6) 9 : 9 ) Use models to explain how the flow of Earth's internal energy drives a
cycling of matter between Earth's surface and deep interior causing plate
movements (e.g., mid-ocean ridges, ocean trenches, volcanoes, earthquakes,
mountains, rift valleys, volcanic islands).
