Mark Scheme: Jun 2012 C1C2C3 Higher – Mark Scheme: B2C2P2 Specimen F Mark Scheme: 6 Level 3 Relevant points include: Detailed description of Earth structure, Earth is a sphere including all the main parts of the Earth, Earth is made up of core, thin, rocky crust and the effects of plate movement. All and mantle information in answer is relevant, clear, core contains iron organised and presented in a structured beneath the surface there is molten rock and coherent format. Specialist terms are called magma used appropriately. Few, if any, errors in tectonic plates move (very slowly or about grammar, punctuation and spelling. 2.5cm per year) (5-6 marks) tectonic plate movement causes volcanoes Level 2 tectonic plate movement causes Limited description of structure with earthquakes some reference to the effects of plate idea of over millions of years movement movement. For the most part the results in the formation of continents information is relevant and presented in a structured and coherent format. Specialist allow tectonic plate movement causes terms are used for the most part mountain ranges to be formed appropriately. There are occasional errors allow higher level answers involving in grammar, punctuation and spelling. convection currents in the mantle, that crust (3-4 marks) is less dense than the mantle or a Level 1 description of the lithosphere Identifies some parts of the Earth and recognises that tectonic plates move. Answer may be simplistic. There may be limited use of specialist terms. Errors of grammar, punctuation and spelling prevent communication of the science.
Mark Scheme: Jun 2012 C1C2C3 – Higher Mark Scheme: B2C2P2 Specimen F Mark Scheme: Level 3 Detailed description of Earth structure, including all the main parts of the Earth, and the effects of plate movement. All information in answer is relevant, clear, organised and presented in a structured and coherent format. Specialist terms are used appropriately. Few, if any, errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. (5-6 marks) Level 2 Limited description of structure with some reference to the effects of plate movement. For the most part the information is relevant and presented in a structured and coherent format. Specialist terms are used for the most part appropriately. There are occasional errors in grammar, punctuation and spelling. (3-4 marks) Level 1 Identifies some parts of the Earth and recognises that tectonic plates move. Answer may be simplistic. There may be limited use of specialist terms. Errors of grammar, punctuation and spelling prevent communication of the science. 6 Relevant points include: Earth is a sphere Earth is made up of core, thin, rocky crust and mantle core contains iron beneath the surface there is molten rock called magma tectonic plates move (very slowly or about 2.5cm per year) tectonic plate movement causes volcanoes tectonic plate movement causes earthquakes idea of over millions of years movement results in the formation of continents allow tectonic plate movement causes mountain ranges to be formed allow higher level answers involving convection currents in the mantle, that crust is less dense than the mantle or a description of the lithosphere
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