The radioactive decay of unstable isotopes continually generates new energy within Earth's crust and mantle, providing the primary source of the heat that drives mantle convection. Plate tectonics can be viewed as the surface expression of mantle convection. (HS-ESS2-3)
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HS-ESS2-B-1
Depth 2Parent ID: 0D49D1F482A141F2ADEAC9E4440FF3BCStandard set: High School
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- Statement code
- HS-ESS2-B-1
- List ID
- 1
- Standard ID
- AEA26EA368094C4284FF416CE2315037
- Subject
- Earth and Space Science DCI Arrangements
- Grades
- 09, 10, 11, 12
- Ancestor IDs
- 0D49D1F482A141F2ADEAC9E4440FF3BC7E32ED7489964EDD939372B96D21F27C
- Source document
- DCI Arrangements of the Next Generation Science Standards
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- CC BY 4.0 US