6th+grade+Science+Power+Standards

=**Redlands Unified School District**= =**Science 6**= =**Power Standards**=

Plate Tectonics and Earth's Structure

 * 1.a** Know evidenced of plate tectonic is derivede 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.
 * 1.d** Know that eartquakes are sudden motions along breaks in the crust called faults and that volcanoes and fissures are locations where magma reaches the surface.
 * 1.e** Know major geologic events, such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and mountain building, result from plate motions.
 * 1.f** Know how to explain major features of California geology (including mountains, faults, volcanoes) in terms of plate tectonics.

**Shaping Earth's Surface**

 * 2.b** Know rivers and streams are dynamic systems that erode, transport sediment, change course, and flood their banks in natural and recurring patterns.
 * 2.c** Know beaches are dynamic systems in which the sand is supplied by rivers and moved along the coast by the action of waves.