geological shifts such as meteor impacts, the advance or retreat of glaciers, or a series of volcanic eruptions) Knows the processes involved in the water cycle (e.g., evaporation, condensation, precipitation, surface run-off, percolation) and their effects on climatic patterns Knows the properties that make water an essential component of the Earth system (e.g., its ability to act as a solvent, its ability to remain a liquid at most Earth temperatures) Knows that the Sun is the principle energy source for phenomena on the Earth's surface (e.g., winds, ocean currents, the water cycle, plant growth) Level IV: High School (Grades 9-12) Knows the major external and internal sources of energy on Earth (e.g., the Sun is the major external source of energy;
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geological shifts such as meteor impacts, the advance or retreat of glaciers, or a series of volcanic eruptions the processes their effects on climatic patterns the properties
Knows involved Knows make
the processes involved in the water cycle (e.g., evaporation, condensation, precipitation, surface run-off, percolation
in the water cycle (e.g., evaporation, condensation, precipitation, surface run-off, percolation
the properties that make water an essential component of the Earth system (e.g., its ability to act as a solvent, its ability
water an essential component of the Earth system