Related Benchmarks:

• SC.912.E.6.4 - Analyze how specific geologic processes and features are expressed in Florida and elsewhere.
• SC.912.E.6.6 - Analyze past, present, and potential future consequences to the environment resulting from various energy production technologies.
• SC.912.E.7.1 - Analyze the movement of matter and energy through the different biogeochemical cycles, including water and carbon.
• SC.912.P.10.1 - Differentiate among the various forms of energy and recognize that they can be transformed from one form to others.
• SC.912.P.10.4 - Describe heat as the energy transferred by convection, conduction, and radiation, and explain the connection of heat to change in temperature or states of matter.
• SC.912.P.10.11 - Explain and compare nuclear reactions (radioactive decay, fission and fusion), the energy changes associated with them and their associated safety issues.