Tectonics
4.3 Understand plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions.
4.3 Understand plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions.
a. Demonstrate knowledge of the evidence for plate tectonics (e.g., the ages of crustal rocks, distribution of fossils and rocks, continental shapes) and relate plate movements to continental and ocean-floor features.
b. Demonstrate knowledge of the thermal processes driving plate movement and relate density and buoyancy to plate tectonics.
c. Demonstrate knowledge of the differences between types of plate boundaries, causes of volcanoes, earthquakes, and how Earth's resources relate to tectonic processes.
d. Demonstrate knowledge of the factors contributing to the extent of damage caused by an earthquake (e.g., epicenter, focal mechanism, distance, geologic substrate).