The radioactive decay of unstable isotopes continually generates new energy within Earth's crust and mantle, providing the primary source of the heat that drives mantle convection. Plate tectonics can be viewed as the surface expression of mantle convection.
Standard detail
DCI.ESS2.B.9-12.5
Depth 2Parent ID: 746D0F5A76B94DF9B191A41E513ECE71Standard set: Grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Original statement
Quick facts
- Statement code
- DCI.ESS2.B.9-12.5
- Standard ID
- 985CE76A220F4B638E59FBBE1504E49D
- ASN identifier
- S21342803
- Subject
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
- Grades
- 09, 10, 11, 12
- Ancestor IDs
- 746D0F5A76B94DF9B191A41E513ECE7123CD28BCAB314BE09E1B2DECA55F1642
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)