SC.7.E.6.2 - Surface and Subsurface Changes to the
Earth
15 Questions
"Identify the patterns within the rock cycle and relate them to surface events (weathering and erosion) and subsurface events (plate tectonics and mountain building)."
Benchmark Clarifications
Students will identify and/or describe steps of the rock cycle and relate them to surface and subsurface events.
Content Limits
Items may use the context of plate tectonics to assess the rock cycle but will not directly assess plate tectonics (in this standard).
Items will not assess the role of plate tectonics in landform formation (in this standard).