Big Idea 3: Earth's Systems Interact

Explore how changes to Earth's surface can create feedbacks affecting interconnected Earth systems.

Next Generation Science Standards · High School
HS-ESS2-2Analyze geoscience data to make the claim that one change to Earth's surface can create feedbacks that cause changes to other Earth systems.
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Big Idea 3: Earth's Systems Interact

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American Geosciences Institute

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