Geology
S8.D.1
Cumulative
Skills/Concepts
5. Processes that change Earth’s
surface.
A. Rock Cycle
B. Soils
C. Plate Tectonics
D. Earthquakes
E. Volcanoes
Meteorology
S8.D.2
7. Atmosphere and Weather
A. Moisture and Water Cycle
B. Winds
C. Pressure
D. Forecasting
8. Movements of Earth, Moon and Sun
A. Rotation / Revolution
B. Seasons
C. Cycles of the Moon
 air pressure and density {3, 4}
 convection in the atmosphere
{17, 18, 19, 20}
 weather fronts
 fresh versus salt water {41}
 Temperature, air pressure, humidity,
wind speed/direction
{4, 9, 15, 16, 48, 53}
 stellar mass to density to life cycle {38}
 density of planets (outer vs. inner) {38}
6. Earth’s Resources / Materials
A. Non-Renewable / Renewable
B. Mining / Reclamation
1. Density
S8.A.2 & S8.C.1
1. Measurement
S8.A.1
1. Scientific Method
S8.A.1 & S8.A.2
2. Interpreting Diagrams
And
Data Tables
S8.A.1
 density of rocks and minerals {10, 13}
 convection in the mantle {34}
 subduction {25}
 volume and mass of minerals/rocks
{11, 12}
 viscosity – flow rate
{48, 49, 50}
Astronomy
S8.D.3
9. Solar System and the Universe
A. Sun and Planets
B. Stars
C. Galaxies
D. Big Bang Theory
Plate tectonics {25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
32, 47, 51, 52, 53, 55}
 Weather scenario {9, 29, 44}
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 Mohs hardness scale
{4, 5, 6, 7, 8}
 rock cycle
{18, 19, 20, 21, 22}
 plate boundaries
{26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38,
39, 40, 51, 52, 53, 55}
 fossils and relative ages
{16, 17, 23}
 Layers of the atmosphere {8}
 Temperature vs. humidity
{29, 30, 31}
 Relative humidity (wet and dry bulb
readings) {36}
 Weather map {32, 33, 34, 35}
 Station model {59}
 heating of soil vs. water {11, 46}
 maritime climates {22}
 atmospheric pressure {9}
 El Nino {56, 57}
 Tornado Alley {29, 30, 31}
 temperature change over time {61}
 atmospheric density {3}
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light year {30, 52}
astronomical Unit {55}
distance between planets {2}
periods of revolution/rotation {2, 6}
telescopes {51}
Big Bang and Nebular theory {37}
life cycle of stars {41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46}
tides {18}
seasons {8, 24, 25, 26}
moon phases {9, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22}
spectra {47, 48}
characteristics of planets {2, 3, 4, 40}
orbital forces of celestial objects {1}
characteristics of celestial objects {7}
light years {30}
eclipses {31, 32, 33, 39}
galaxies {34, 35, 36}
big bang theory {37}
distance of planets from the sun {2}
composition of the planets {40}
 P and S waves {42, 43, 44}
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 Mineral composition (compounds,
elements, mixtures). {2, 3}
 Composition of the atmosphere {1, 7}
 Magma to rock {25}
 Water cycle {23, 24, 25, 26}
2. Creating and
Analyzing Graphs
S8.A.1
3. Periodic Table/Atoms
S8.C.1
3. Matter and Phase
Changes
S8.C.1
3. Energy and Heat
Transfer
S8.C.2
4. Systems
S8.A.3
 Convection in mantle {34, 54, 55}
 Seismic waves (kinetic and potential)
{42, 43, 44, 45, 46}
Rock cycle {18, 19, 20, 21, 22}
tornado frequency {58}
tracking hurricanes {60}
greenhouse effect {5, 6, 7}
atmospheric pressure {2}
atmospheric composition {1}
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 H-R diagram {10, 11, 12, 13, 14}
 orbital speed of planets versus distance
from the sun {15}
 density of planets {38}
 temperature of the planets versus
distance from the sun {56}
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stellar composition {59}
spectroscopy {47, 48, 49, 50}
periodic table {59}
gas and plasma {57, 58}
Nebular Theory {37, 60}
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 Heating of the atmosphere
{11, 12, 13, 14, 43, 47, 54}
 Electromagnetic spectrum {50}
 Nuclear fusion {59}
 Radiation/convective zone in a star {54}
 Water cycle
{23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28}
 Life cycle of star {41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46}