1. UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS
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understanding how Earth’s surface changes by
The Earth’s surface is always changing – gradually and at times violently – and this greatly impacts where and how we live and find resources.
Forces that change the Earth
Newton’s Laws of Motion
Plate Tectonic Theory
predicting
describing
reshaping of Earth’s surface
relating
interpreting
plate boundaries to the formation of crustal features
topographic & satellite maps
What evidence was developed to support the theory of plate tectonics?
What crustal features form at each type of plate boundary?
How are contour lines used to show land features on a topographic map?
What do satellite views reveal about Earth’s surface and land features?
How can weathering, erosion, and deposition reshape land features?

2. RESHAPING OF EARTH’S SURFACE
Earth’s Features
evidenced by
PLATE TECTONIC THEORY
puzzle-fit of continents
understanding how Earth’s surface changes
RESHAPING OF EARTH’S SURFACE by
describing
fossils
PLATE BOUNDARIES
TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
deposition
sea floor spreading
seismic & volcanic activity
SATELLITE VIEWS
erosion
divergent
mid-ocean ridges
Rift Valley
Mountains,
Trench w Volcanoes, or
Trench w Volcanic islands
convergent
weathering
transform
fault zones
Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.

3. UNIT SELF-TEST QUESTIONS
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The Earth’s surface is always changing – gradually and at times violently – and this greatly impacts where and how we live and find resources.
Newton’s Laws of Motion
What evidence was developed to support the theory of plate tectonics?
What crustal features form at each type of plate boundary?
How are contour lines used to show land features on a topographic map?
What do satellite views reveal about Earth’s surface and land features?
How can weathering, erosion, and deposition reshape land features?

4. Forces that change the Earth
understanding how Earth’s surface changes by
Am I able to ___?
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.

5. TEKS
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.
TEKS
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.
TEKS
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.
TEKS
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.
TEKS
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.
TEKS
8.9 (A) describe the historical development of evidence that supports plate tectonic theory;
8.9 (B) relate plate tectonics to the formation of crustal features;
8.9 (C) interpret topographic maps and satellite views to identify land and erosional features and predict how these features may be reshaped by weathering.