7.SCI.10.B
Describe how plate tectonics causes ocean basin formation, earthquakes, mountain building, and volcanic eruptions, including supervolcanoes and hot spots.
Grade 7 · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2022
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plate tectonicsocean basin formationearthquakesmountain buildingvolcanic eruptionssupervolcanoeshot spots
Skills
- describe (how plate tectonics causes ocean basin formation) #dok2
- describe (how plate tectonics causes earthquakes) #dok2
- describe (how plate tectonics causes mountain building) #dok2
- describe (how plate tectonics causes volcanic eruptions, including supervolcanoes and hot spots) #dok2
Learning Targets
- I can recall examples of changes caused by plate tectonics. #dok1
- I can define key terms such as plate tectonics, ocean basin, earthquake, mountain building, volcanic eruption, supervolcano, and hot spot. #dok1
- I can describe how plate tectonics causes ocean basin formation. #dok2
- I can describe how plate tectonics causes earthquakes, mountain building, and volcanic eruptions. #dok2
- I can explain, in my own words, the processes behind supervolcano and hot spot formation as related to plate tectonics. #dok2
- I can compare the outcomes of different plate movements (such as collisions, separations, and sliding past one another) and the events they produce. #dok3
- I can analyze how different features (like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain ranges) relate to the movement of Earth's plates in real-world contexts. #dok3
Big Ideas
- Movement of Earth's plates is responsible for the formation of major geological features and events.
- Plate tectonics is a driving force behind ocean basin formation, earthquakes, mountain building, and volcanic eruptions, including unusual phenomena like supervolcanoes and hot spots.
Essential Questions
- How does plate movement cause major changes to Earth's surface?
- What are the connections between plate tectonics and events like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building?
- In what ways are supervolcanoes and hot spots different from other volcanic eruptions, and how are they related to plate tectonics?
- How do different plate boundaries (convergent, divergent, transform) contribute to various Earth processes and landforms?
- Why is understanding plate tectonics important to predicting and understanding geological events?