UP:SC15.4.14
Vocabulary
- landform
- crustal deformation
- sediment
- deposition
- erosion
- weathering
- topography
- volcanoes
- earthquakes
- continental boundaries
- trenches
- ocean floor structures
- constructive forces
- destructive forces
- eruption
- geological processes
Knowledge
Students know:
- Continents and other landforms are continually being shaped and reshaped by competing constructive and destructive geological processes.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Compare and/or combine information across complex texts and/or other reliable sources to support the claim that landforms are the result of both constructive and destructive forces.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- Changes in Earth's surface are caused by both constructive and destructive forces.
Scientific and Engineering Practices
Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information
Crosscutting Concepts
Cause and Effect
