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local and global ocean currents |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: ocean currents |
Elaboration: dependent on salinity, temperature, and density |
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properties of the ocean and the ocean floor |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: properties of the ocean and the ocean floor |
Elaboration: determined by remote sensing and direct observation |
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First Peoples knowledge and perspectives of water resources and processes |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
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water as a unique resource |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: water as a unique resource |
Elaboration: fresh water (e.g., rivers, glaciers, groundwater)salt water (e.g., oceans, salt lakes)resource concerns (e.g., aquifer depletion, sea water intrusion, contamination from landfills and industry) |
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First Peoples knowledge of climate change and interconnectedness as related to environmental systems |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
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evidence of climate change |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: evidence of climate change |
Elaboration: both historical and recent (i.e., the last 100 years) climate change (e.g., ice core data, deep sea sediments, First Peoples knowledge) |
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solar radiation interactions and impacts on the energy budget |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: interactions |
Elaboration: atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere |
| Keyword: impacts on the energy budget |
Elaboration: both natural and man-made impacts, including:greenhouse effectalbedochanges to carbon sinks/sources |
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weather as the interaction of water, air, and energy transfer |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: weather |
Elaboration: air massesair pressurehumidity and dew pointfronts and frontal systemsextreme weather eventslocal (e.g., on-shore breeze, tornadoes) and global (e.g., jet stream) air currentsEl Niño and La Niña |
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changes in the composition of the atmosphere due to natural and human causes |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
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the hydrologic cycle |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: hydrologic cycle |
Elaboration: driven by the transfer of energy within the atmosphere and hydrosphere |
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First Peoples knowledge of local plate tectonic settings and geologic terrains |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
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factors that affect plate motion |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: plate motion |
Elaboration: Heat both from within the core and from excess radioactivity within the mantle contribute to ridge push and slab pull, as well as convection currents within the mantle. |
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evidence that supports plate tectonic theory |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
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economic and environmental implications of geologic resources within B.C. and globally |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: economic and environmental implications |
Elaboration: economic feasibility (e.g., price, concentration, accessibility, environmental concerns)exploration methods (e.g., use of geochemical and geophysical data, field work, remote sensing, mapping, drilling)extraction methods (e.g., open-pit versus underground mining, fracking of oil and gas reservoirs, methods of concentrating and refining ore minerals and fossil fuels)site remediation (e.g., government regulations, failed tailings ponds, acid rock drainage, land reclamation) |
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surface and internal processes of the rock cycle |
Earth Sciences 11 |
No CCG |
| Keyword: processes |
Elaboration: for example, weathering, erosion, melting, crystallization, metamorphism |
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