ESS.SCI.6.B
Evaluate the roles of volcanic outgassing and water-bearing comets in developing Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere.
Earth Systems Science · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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volcanic outgassingwater-bearing cometsEarth's atmospherehydrosphererolesdevelopment
Skills
- evaluate (the roles of volcanic outgassing in developing Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere) #dok3
- evaluate (the roles of water-bearing comets in developing Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere) #dok3
- analyze (contributions of volcanic outgassing and water-bearing comets to Earth's atmospheric and hydrospheric composition) #dok3
- compare (different processes in the development of Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can identify the processes that contributed to the development of Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere. #dok1
- I can describe the significance of volcanic outgassing and water-bearing comets in creating Earth's early atmosphere and hydrosphere. #dok2
- I can compare different factors that influenced the development of Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere. #dok2
- I can evaluate how volcanic outgassing contributed to the formation of Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere. #dok3
- I can evaluate how water-bearing comets played a role in developing Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere. #dok3
- I can analyze the relative importance of volcanic outgassing and water-bearing comets in shaping atmospheric and hydrospheric composition. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere developed through the combined effects of internal geologic processes and external cosmic events.
- Volcanic outgassing and collisions with water-bearing comets were crucial to the origin and evolution of Earth's early atmosphere and hydrosphere.
Essential Questions
- How did volcanic outgassing contribute to the formation of Earth's early atmosphere and hydrosphere?
- What role did water-bearing comets play in the development of Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere?
- How do volcanic outgassing and water-bearing comets differ in their contributions to Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere?
- Why is it important to evaluate multiple sources and processes involved in creating Earth's atmosphere and hydrosphere?
- In what ways do models of Earth's early atmosphere and hydrosphere reflect the influence of both volcanic and extraterrestrial processes?