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Islands National Park Amanda Edgar Homework Choice #1: State Standards Subject: Earth Science Grade: 6th Grade Plate Tectonics and Earths Structure 1. Plate tectonics accounts for important features of Earths surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept: a. Students know evidence of plate tectonics is derived from the fit of the continents; the location of earthquakes, volcanoes, and midocean ridges; and the distribution of fossils, rock types, and ancient climatic zones. Plate Tectonics and Earths Structure 1. Plate tectonics accounts for important features of Earths surface and major geologic events. As a basis for understanding this concept: f. Students know how to explain major features of California geology (including mountains, faults, volcanoes) in terms of plate tectonics. Shaping Earths Surface 2. Topography is reshaped by the weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation and deposition of sediment. As a basis for understanding this concept: d. Students know earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and floods change human and wildlife habitats.