Alabama State Standards for Science: Grade 6

AL.1. Earth and Space Science - Students will:

1.1. Identify global patterns of atmospheric movement, including El Nino, the Gulf Stream, the jet stream, the Coriolis effect, and global winds that influence local weather. 116
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1.2. Describe factors that cause changes to Earth's surface over time. Examples: earthquakes, volcanoes, weathering, erosion, glacial erosion or scouring, deposition, water flow, tornadoes, hurricanes, farming and conservation, mining and reclamation, deforestation and reforestation, waste disposal, global climate changes, greenhouse gases 127
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1.3. Describe water and carbon biogeochemical cycles and their effects on Earth. 246
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1.4. Explain the plate tectonic theory. Example: using terminology such as continental drift, seafloor spreading, lava, magma, eruption, epicenter, focus, seismic wave, and subduction zone 84
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1.5. Describe layers of the oceanic hydrosphere, including the pelagic zone, benthic zone, abyssal zone, and intertidal zone. 96
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1.6. Describe regions of the oceanic lithosphere, including the continental shelf, continental slope, and abyssal plain. 97
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1.7. Describe Earth's biomes. Examples: aquatic biomes, grasslands, deserts, chaparrals, taigas, tundras 65
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1.8. Describe how Earth's rotation, Earth's axial tilt, and distance from the equator cause variations in the heating and cooling of various locations on Earth. 286
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1.9. Identify the moon's phases. 79
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1.10. Describe components of the universe and their relationships to each other, including stars, planets and their moons, solar systems, and galaxies. 42
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1.11. Describe units used to measure distance in space, including astronomical units and light years. 44
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