ESS1+(9-11)+-+3

3a __explaining how heat (produced by friction, radioactive decay and pressure) affects the Rock Cycle.__

3b __explaining how convection circulations of the mantle initiate the movement of the crustal plates which then cause plate movement and seismic activity.__

3c __investigating and using evidence to explain that conservation in the amount of earth materials occurs during the Rock Cycle.__

3d __explaining how the physical and chemical processes of the Earth alter the crust (e.g. seafloor spreading, hydrologic cycle, weathering, element cycling).__

What do these GSEs mean? What subtopics do students need to address to understand these GSEs?
__subtopics in 3d__ mechanical weathering chemical weathering water cycle rock cycle understanding of minerals and their hardness erosion (e.g water, wind, glacial)