Standards

Grade 6 Focus on Earth Science
   Shaping the Earth's Surface
        2. Topography is reshaped by weathering of rock and soil and by the transportation

            and deposition of sediment. As the basis for understanding this concept, students
            know:
            a. water running downhill is the dominant process in shaping the landscape,

                including California's landscape.
            d. earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, landslides, and floods change human and

                wildlife habitats.

California Geology (9-12)
   9. The geology of California underlies the state's wealth of natural resources as well as
        its natural hazards. As a basis for understanding this concept, students know:
      b. the principal natural hazards in different California regions, and the geological basis
          of those hazards.