Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how the uneven distributions of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources are the result of past and current geoscience processes.
Standard detail
MS-ESS3-1
Performance Expectation
Depth 2Parent ID: E9717590DFE60131C91968A86D17958EStandard set: Grades 6, 7, 8
Original statement
Quick facts
- Statement code
- MS-ESS3-1
- Standard ID
- E971D530DFE60131C91A68A86D17958E
- ASN identifier
- S2454525
- Subject
- Science
- Grades
- 06, 07, 08
- Ancestor IDs
- E9717590DFE60131C91968A86D17958EE9710EB0DFE60131C91868A86D17958E
- Source document
- Next Generation Science Standards (2013)
- License
- CC BY 3.0 US
- Dataset notes
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on how these resources are limited and typically non-renewable, and how their distributions are significantly changing as a result of removal by humans. Examples of uneven distributions of resources as a result of past processes include but are not limited to petroleum (locations of the burial of organic marine sediments and subsequent geologic traps), metal ores (locations of past volcanic and hydrothermal activity associated with subduction zones), and soil (locations of active weathering and/or deposition of rock).