Download “I can” statements for Plate Tectonics unit 1. I can identify the layers

“I can” statements for Plate Tectonics unit
1. I can identify the layers of the Earth by their chemical composition.
2. I can identify the layers of the Earth by their physical properties.
3. I can describe a tectonic plate.
4. I can explain how scientists know what the inside of the Earth is like.
5. I can describe the continental drift hypothesis.
6. I can explain sea-floor spreading; and I know what it has to do with plate
tectonics.
7. I can describe how and why mid-ocean ridges form.
8. I understand magnetic reversals.
9. I can describe the three types of tectonic plate boundaries.
10.I can describe the events and landforms that happen because of tectonic plate
movement.
11.I can describe the three forces that are thought to move tectonic plates.
12.I can explain how scientists measure the rate at which tectonic plates move.
13.I can describe two types of stress (compression & tension) that deform
rocks.
14.I can describe three major types of rock folds.
15.I can explain the difference between the three major types of faults.
16.I can identify the most common types of mountains, and explain how they
formed.
17.I can explain the difference between uplift and subsidence.