Berger, Jerry / Unit 5: Geology

I Can Statements For UNIT 5 Geology

Minerals

I can describe a substance as a mineral or a nonmineral based on its structure and properties.

I can describe and give examples of mineral luster, streak, cleavage and fracture, hardness, special properties, and uses.

I can identify a set of minerals by their properties.

Rocks

I can describe the three major processes by which rocks are formed.

I can relate the formation process of each rock type of rock to the characteristics of each rock type.

I can identify a rock’s general type by its characteristics.

I can describe the rock cycle and discuss different orders of rock-forming events within the cycle.

I can describe the conditions under which sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic rocks formed.

I can describe the differences between intrusive and extrusive igneous rocks related to their formation processes.

Plate Tectonics

I can describe the structure of the Earth’s interior.

I can relate the structure of the Earth’s interior to plate tectonics.

I can describe the Theory of Continental Drift.

I can list and explain some of Alfred Wegener’s evidence used to support the theory of Continental Drift.

I can explain the convection currents that power plate movement.

I can describe diverging, converging, and sliding boundaries and give examples.

I can identify some features that occur at each boundary.

I can describe the theory of plate tectonics.

I can discuss the relationship between earthquakes, volcanoes, and plate tectonics.

Earthquakes

I can describe the three major processes by which rocks are formed.

I can relate the formation process of each rock type of rock to the characteristics of each rock type.

I can identify a rock’s general type by its characteristics.

I can describe the rock cycle and discuss different orders of rock-forming events within the cycle.

Volcanoes

I can describe the three major processes by which rocks are formed.

I can relate the formation process of each rock type of rock to the characteristics of each rock type.

I can identify a rock’s general type by its characteristics.

I can describe the rock cycle and discuss different orders of rock-forming events within the cycle.

Weathering and Erosion

I can describe the three major processes by which rocks are formed.

I can relate the formation process of each rock type of rock to the characteristics of each rock type.

I can identify a rock’s general type by its characteristics.

I can describe the rock cycle and discuss different orders of rock-forming events within the cycle.