Land+Forms+and+Processes+7

=**Land Forms and Processes **= =**Grade 7 **= = = =** 3.5.7.A. Describe earth features and processes **=

**Performance Standard 3.5.7.A.1 Describe major layers of the earth.**

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===** Performance Standard 3.5.7.A.2 Describe the processes involved in the creation of geologic features (e.g. folding faulting, volcanism, sedimentation) and that these processes seen today (e.g. erosion, weathering crustal plate movement) are similar to those in the past. **===
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** Performance Standard 3.5.7.A.3 Describe the processes that formed Pennsylvania geologic structures and resources including mountains, glacial formation, water gaps and ridges. **

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**Performance Standard 3.5.7.A.4 Explain how the rock cycle affected rock formations in the state of Pennsylvania.**

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**Performance Standard 3.5.7.A.5 Distinguish between examples of rapid surface changing (e.g. landslides, earthquakes) and (e.g. weathering).**

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**Performance Standard 3.5.7.A.6 Identify living plants and animals that are similar to fossil forms.**

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