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Unit 3 – Forces Within
Earth Science 335
NGSS
Standard
Expectation
Section
Identify the cause of earthquakes.
8.1
Identify the three types of seismic waves and the ways
8.2
they are measured.
Describe the factors contributing to earthquake
8.3
damage.
List and describe the layers of Earth based on
8.4
composition and physical properties.
Evaluate the evidence in support of Wegener’s
9.1
continental drift hypothesis and the main objections.
Explain the theory of plate tectonics and describe the
9.2
three types of plate boundaries.
Describe the action of plates at convergent, divergent,
9.3
and transform plate boundaries.
Explain how paleomagnetism and magnetic reversals
9.4
provide evidence that supports the theory of plate
tectonics.
Relate the unequal distribution of hear in Earth and the
9.5
mechanism of mantle convection to the movement of
tectonic plates.
Explain the factors that determine the type of volcanic
10.1
eruptions that occur and describe the various types of
materials that are ejected from volcanoes.
Describe the major intrusive igneous features and the
10.2
origin of magma.
Explain the relationship between plate tectonics and
10.3
volcanism.
Identify the factors that determine the strength of a rock 11.1
and how it will deform and the types of stresses that
affect rocks.
Explain how mountains are classified.
11.2
Identify the types of mountains associated with each of
11.3
the different types of plate movements.
* No NGSS high school standards match these learning expectations
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