Contributed by: California Systemic Initiative Assessment (CSIA)
Question 1 - Event Score = 3
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Commentary
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Question 1
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Descriptions of the lab activity are adequate.
Response relates plate movement to the upward movement of
sand to create a ridge or mound on the fault line. "The
plates made the sand go up. It created a little mountain of
sand on the fault line." |
Question 2 - Event Score = 3
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Question 2
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Description of movement of plates toward one
another are adequate and correct--"Mountains are created
by movement of the plates toward one another." Refers
to subduction-"Then moved diagonally and overlapped."
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Question 3 - Event Score = 3
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).
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Question 3
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Response contains reference to time and plate
movement--"over millions of years the two plates have
been rubbing together," but no directional indication.
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