Difference between revisions of "HS-ESS2-1"

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| Level4 = Develop a model to illustrate how Earth's internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features.
 
| Level4 = Develop a model to illustrate how Earth's internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features.
 
| Level3 = Use a model to explain how Earth's internal and/or surface processes (constructive and/or destructive) operate at different spatial or temporal scales to form continental and/or ocean-floor features <b><u>or</u></b> to explain the distribution of rocks and/or minerals within Earth's crust.
 
| Level3 = Use a model to explain how Earth's internal and/or surface processes (constructive and/or destructive) operate at different spatial or temporal scales to form continental and/or ocean-floor features <b><u>or</u></b> to explain the distribution of rocks and/or minerals within Earth's crust.
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| Example3 = [[Questions:The Gulf#q3|August 2026 Question 35]], [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q1|June 2025 Question 1]], [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q1|June 2025 Question 1]], [[Questions:Ghost Forests#q4|June 2025 Question 39]]
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| Example3 = [[Questions:The Gulf#q3|Aug 2026 · Q35]] [[Questions:ESS Plate Tectonics#q1|June 2025 · Q1]] [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q1|June 2025 · Q1]] [[Questions:Ghost Forests#q4|June 2025 · Q39]]
 
| Level2 = Use a model to identify Earth's internal and/or surface process(es) (constructive and/or destructive) that operate at different spatial or temporal scales to form continental and/or ocean-floor features <b><u>or</u></b> to identify an Earth surface or internal process that forms continental or oceanic floor features <b><u>or</u></b> to explain the distribution of rocks and/or minerals within Earth's crust.
 
| Level2 = Use a model to identify Earth's internal and/or surface process(es) (constructive and/or destructive) that operate at different spatial or temporal scales to form continental and/or ocean-floor features <b><u>or</u></b> to identify an Earth surface or internal process that forms continental or oceanic floor features <b><u>or</u></b> to explain the distribution of rocks and/or minerals within Earth's crust.
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| Example2 = [[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot#q1|August 2026 Question 10]], [[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot#q2|August 2026 Question 11]], [[Questions:Iceland Hotspot#q2|June 2026 Question 2]], [[Questions:Lake Nyos#q4|June 2026 Question 35]], [[Questions:The Complex Tectonics of the Western Pacific#q2|June 2026 Question 38]], [[Questions:The Influence of Volcanoes on Earth’s Systems#q1|June 2026 Question 24]], [[Questions:The Siberian Traps#q4|June 2026 Question 50]], [[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle#q4|June 2026 Question 12]], [[Questions:Evolution of Early Earth Systems#q4|January 2026 Question 13]], [[Questions:New York State Fossils of Note#q2|August 2025 Question 42]], [[Questions:New York State Fossils of Note#q4|August 2025 Question 44]], [[Questions:Northern New York's Pyrites Complex#q4|August 2025 Question 30]], [[Questions:Tectonics of Hawaiian Islands#q4|June 2025 Question 49]], [[Questions:The Origin of Our Solar System#q4|June 2025 Question 29]]
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| Example2 = [[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot#q1|Aug 2026 · Q10]] [[Questions:Canary Islands Hotspot#q2|Aug 2026 · Q11]] [[Questions:Iceland Hotspot#q2|June 2026 · Q2]] [[Questions:Lake Nyos#q4|June 2026 · Q35]] [[Questions:The Complex Tectonics of the Western Pacific#q2|June 2026 · Q38]] [[Questions:The Influence of Volcanoes on Earth’s Systems#q1|June 2026 · Q24]] [[Questions:The Siberian Traps#q4|June 2026 · Q50]] [[Questions:The Slow Carbon Cycle#q4|June 2026 · Q12]] [[Questions:Evolution of Early Earth Systems#q4|Jan 2026 · Q13]] [[Questions:New York State Fossils of Note#q2|Aug 2025 · Q42]] [[Questions:New York State Fossils of Note#q4|Aug 2025 · Q44]] [[Questions:Northern New York's Pyrites Complex#q4|Aug 2025 · Q30]] [[Questions:Tectonics of Hawaiian Islands#q4|June 2025 · Q49]] [[Questions:The Origin of Our Solar System#q4|June 2025 · Q29]]
 
| Level1 = Use a model to determine whether a continental or ocean-floor feature results from Earth's internal and/or surface process(es) (constructive and/or destructive) <b><u>or</u></b> to identify the distribution of rocks and/or minerals within Earth's crust.
 
| Level1 = Use a model to determine whether a continental or ocean-floor feature results from Earth's internal and/or surface process(es) (constructive and/or destructive) <b><u>or</u></b> to identify the distribution of rocks and/or minerals within Earth's crust.
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| Example1 = [[Questions:Chesapeake Bay Impact Event#q3|August 2026 Question 7]], [[Questions:Doggerland#q2|January 2026 Question 25]], [[Questions:Northern New York's Pyrites Complex#q2|August 2025 Question 28]], [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|June 2025 Question 4]], [[Questions:Tectonics of Hawaiian Islands#q1|June 2025 Question 46]]
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| Example1 = [[Questions:Chesapeake Bay Impact Event#q3|Aug 2026 · Q7]] [[Questions:Doggerland#q2|Jan 2026 · Q25]] [[Questions:Northern New York's Pyrites Complex#q2|Aug 2025 · Q28]] [[Questions:ESS Theia and the Moon#q4|June 2025 · Q4]] [[Questions:Tectonics of Hawaiian Islands#q1|June 2025 · Q46]]
 
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Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features.

Clarification statement: Emphasis is on how the appearance of land features (such as mountains, valleys, and plateaus) and sea-floor features (such as trenches, ridges, and seamounts) are a result of both constructive processes (such as volcanism, tectonic uplift, and deposition) and destructive processes (such as weathering, subduction, and coastal erosion).

Assessment boundary: Assessment does not include recalling the details of the formation of specific geographic features of Earth’s surface.

Reference Tables

Relevant reference tables:


Regents Exam Questions

Released New York State Regents exam questions that assess HS-ESS2-1 are listed here by exam and question cluster. Each link opens the question with its answer key.

Exam Cluster Question
August 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Chesapeake Bay Impact Event Question 7
Canary Islands Hotspot Question 10
Canary Islands Hotspot Question 11
The Gulf Question 35
June 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Iceland Hotspot Question 2
The Slow Carbon Cycle Question 12
The Influence of Volcanoes on Earth’s Systems Question 24
Lake Nyos Question 35
The Complex Tectonics of the Western Pacific Question 38
The Siberian Traps Question 50
January 2026 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Evolution of Early Earth Systems Question 13
Doggerland Question 25
August 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents Northern New York's Pyrites Complex Question 28
Northern New York's Pyrites Complex Question 30
New York State Fossils of Note Question 42
New York State Fossils of Note Question 44
June 2025 Earth and Space Sciences Regents The Origin of Our Solar System Question 29
Ghost Forests Question 39
Tectonics of the Hawaiian Islands Question 46
Tectonics of the Hawaiian Islands Question 49
Earth and Space Sciences sample clusters (Fall 2024) Theia and the Moon Question 1
Theia and the Moon Question 4
Earth and Space Sciences sample clusters (Spring 2024) Plate Tectonics Question 1

Vocabulary

Terms from the Earth & Space Science Glossary that come from this standard or from the released exam questions that assess it.

From this standard
  • coastal erosion
  • constructive processes
  • continental features
  • crust
  • deposition
  • destructive processes
  • Earth
  • Earth materials
  • Earth’s surface
  • Earth’s systems
  • erosion
  • feedback
  • geologic history
  • internal and surface processes
  • land features
  • minerals
  • model
  • mountain
  • ocean
  • ocean-floor features
  • plate movements
  • plate tectonics
  • plateaus
  • ridges
  • sea-floor features
  • seamounts
  • spatial scales
  • subduction
  • surface processes
  • tectonic uplift
  • temporal scales
  • trenches
  • unifying theory
  • valleys
  • volcanism
  • weathering
From released exam questions

Performance Level Descriptions

Every Regents exam question on HS-ESS2-1 is written to match one of the performance level descriptions (PLDs) below.

Level 1: Use a model to determine whether a continental or ocean-floor feature results from Earth's internal and/or surface process(es) (constructive and/or destructive) or to identify the distribution of rocks and/or minerals within Earth's crust. Aug 2026 · Q7 Jan 2026 · Q25 Aug 2025 · Q28 June 2025 · Q4 June 2025 · Q46
Level 2: Use a model to identify Earth's internal and/or surface process(es) (constructive and/or destructive) that operate at different spatial or temporal scales to form continental and/or ocean-floor features or to identify an Earth surface or internal process that forms continental or oceanic floor features or to explain the distribution of rocks and/or minerals within Earth's crust. Aug 2026 · Q10 Aug 2026 · Q11 June 2026 · Q2 June 2026 · Q35 June 2026 · Q38 June 2026 · Q24 June 2026 · Q50 June 2026 · Q12 Jan 2026 · Q13 Aug 2025 · Q42 Aug 2025 · Q44 Aug 2025 · Q30 June 2025 · Q49 June 2025 · Q29
Level 3: Use a model to explain how Earth's internal and/or surface processes (constructive and/or destructive) operate at different spatial or temporal scales to form continental and/or ocean-floor features or to explain the distribution of rocks and/or minerals within Earth's crust. Aug 2026 · Q35 June 2025 · Q1 June 2025 · Q1 June 2025 · Q39
Level 4: Develop a model to illustrate how Earth's internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features.
Level 5: Develop a complex model which allows for manipulation and testing that demonstrates the relationships between Earth's internal and surface processes responsible for the formation of continental and ocean-floor features across varying spatial and temporal scales.
Notice: PLD levels!

NGSS Dimensions

Performance expectation HS-ESS2-1 was developed using the following elements from the NRC document A Framework for K-12 Science Education:

Science and Engineering Practices
  • Developing and using models: Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the relationships between systems or between components of a system.
Disciplinary Core Ideas
  • Earth materials and systems: Earth’s systems, being dynamic and interacting, cause feedback effects that can increase or decrease the original changes.
  • Plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions: Plate tectonics is the unifying theory that explains the past and current movements of the rocks at Earth’s surface and provides a framework for understanding its geologic history.
  • Plate tectonics and large-scale system interactions: Plate movements are responsible for most continental and ocean-floor features and for the distribution of most rocks and minerals within Earth’s crust.
Crosscutting Concepts
  • Stability and change: Change and rates of change can be quantified and modeled over very short or very long periods of time. Some system changes are irreversible.
Page contributors: Conrad Richman, Caroline Leonard
Earth and Space Science | HS. History of the Earth
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