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Contributed by: California Systemic Initiative Assessment (CSIA)

Question 1 - Event Score = 2



Component
Score
Commentary
Question 1
(2)
Descriptions of the lab activity are limited. Although the response does not include scientific terminology, it does indicate that the sand created a mound or ridge due to the plate movement--"the sand on the top of the bottom piece of paper slid on top of the top paper causing a thick layer of sand where the 2 papers meet."


Question 2 - Event Score = 2



Component
Score
Commentary
Question 2
(2)
Response is limited and contains a misconception--"when 2 pieces of land hit each other at the same speed and force they form mountains."


Question 3 - Event Score = 2

Look at the map below. The mountains in the Pinnacles National Monument and the mountains at Tejon Pass were once located next to each other and were part of the same mountain range. Now they are separated by over 240 kilometers (km).



 

Component
Score
Commentary
Question 3
(2)
Descriptions of movement of plates as they slide past one another are limited--"The 2 plates moved one went up and one went down so they got separated."

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