Plate Tectonics

 a.)  Describe the hypothesis of continental drift

 b.)  Identify evidence supporting continental drift

 c.)  Explain seafloor spreading

 d.)  Recognize how age and magnetic clues support seafloor spreading

 e.)  Compare and contrast different types of plate boundaries

  f.)  Recognize features caused by plate tectonics

  Earthquakes

 a.)  Explain how earthquakes result from the buildup of energy in rocks

 b.)  Describe how compression/ tension/ and shear forces make rocks move along faults

 c.)  Distinguish among normal/ reverse/ and strike-slip faults

 d.)  Explain how earthquake energy travels in seismic waves

 e.)  Describe the structure of Earth's interior

  f.)  Explain where most earthquakes in the United States occur

 g.)  Describe how scientists measure earthquakes

 h.)  List ways to make your classroom and home more earthquake-safe

Volcanoes

 a.)  Describe how volcanoes can affect people

 b.)  List conditions that cause volcanoes to form

 c.)  Identify the relationship between volcanoes and Earth's moving plates

 d.)  Explain how the explosiveness of a volcanic eruption is related to the silica and water vapor content
      of its magma

 e.)  List three forms of volcanoes